The Dissidence of Reinaldo Arenas - Queering Literature, Politics, and the Activist Curriculum (Hardcover)

Focusing on the didactic nature of the work of Reinaldo Arenas, this book demonstrates the Cuban writer's influence as public pedagogue, mentor, and social activist whose teaching on resistance to normative ideologies resonates in societies past, present, and future. Through a multidisciplinary approach bridging educational, historiographic, and literary perspectives, The Dissidence of Reinaldo Arenas illuminates how Arenas's work remains a cutting-edge source of inspiration for today's audiences, particularly LGBTQI readers. It shows how Arenas's aesthetics contain powerful insights for exploring dissensus whether in the context of Cuba, broader Pan-American and Latinx-U.S. queer movements of social justice, or transnational citizenship politics. Carefully dissecting Arenas's themes against the backdrop of his political activity, this book presents the writer's poetry, novels, and plays as a curriculum of dissidence that provides models for socially engaged intellectual activism.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2022
Authors:	Sandro R. Barros • Rafael Ocasio • Angela L. Willis
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-68340-258-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-68340-258-8
Barcode:	9781683402589

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