This book investigates the popularity and success of contemporary
women performers in bullfighting culture, which has been framed by
a discourse of 'traditionalist' masculinity. This examination of
the changing situation of women in the bullfighting world is used
to explore the ways in which gender is represented, enacted and
negotiated in contemporary Spain.The bullfight in the 1990s is in
an ambiguous position: it is a 'traditional' performance in a
changing consumer society. In order to survive, it needs to adapt
itself to a wider social context and, in particular, to
international media coverage. It is in this context that the
current success of women performers is located. However, women
performers are a contested phenomenon in the bullfighting world:
there is heated debate over their acceptability, much of which
focuses on the body. Moreover, the entry of women into the
bullfight questions existing definitions of the sport's ritual
structure and of gender relations in Spain.Thoroughly researched
and compelling to read, "Women and Bullfighting" addresses these
issues and argues that existing traditionalist approaches to
gender, bullfighting and ritual in Spain need to be revised in
order to locate women bullfighters in the context of a richly
varied culture which is increasingly affected by the media and
contemporary patterns of consumption.This provocative book will be
of interest to researchers and students of anthropology, gender
studies, sociology, cultural studies, media studies and Spanish
studies.
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