Global Tangos: Travels in the Transnational Imaginary argues
against the hackneyed rose-in-mouth cliches of Argentine tango,
demonstrating how the dance may be used as a way to understand
transformations around the world that have taken place as a result
of two defining features of globalization: transnationalism and the
rise of social media. Global Tangos demonstrates the cultural
impact of Argentine tango in the world by assembling an unusual
array of cultural narratives created in almost thirty countries,
all of which show how tango has mixed and mingled in the global
imaginary, sometimes in wildly unexpected forms. Topics include
Tango Barbie and Ken, advertising for phone sex, the presence of
tango in political upheavals in the Middle East and in animated
Japanese children's television programming, gay tango porn, tango
orchestras and composers in World War II concentration camps,
global tango protests aimed at reclaiming public space, the
transformation of Buenos Aires as a result of tango tourism, and
the use of tango for palliative care and to treat other ailments.
They also include the global development of queer tango theory,
activism, and festivals. Global Tangos shows how the rise in social
media has heralded a new era of political activism, artistry,
solidarity, and engagement in the world, one in which virtual
global tango communities have indeed become very "real" social and
support networks. The text engages some key concepts from
contemporary critics in the fields of tourism studies, geography,
dance studies, cultural anthropology, literary studies,
transnational studies, television studies, feminism, and queer
theory. Global Tangos underscores the interconnectedness of
cultural identity, economics, politics, and power in the
production, marketing, distribution, and circulation of global
images related to tango-and, by extension, Latin America-that
travel the world.
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