Crossing Sex and Gender in Latin America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349288496)

Signifying "others" or signs of life? This book critically examines the ways in which crossing sex and gender is imagined in key cultural texts from contemporary Latin America. Unlike previous studies, Crossing Sex and Gender in Latin America does not hold that sexually diverse figures are always and only performative or allegorical and instead places the accent on questions of the presence or absence of an account of subjectivity in contemporary representation. Via analysis of selected films and literary works of Reinaldo Arenas, Mayra Santos-Febres, Pedro Lemebel, among others, the author reflects on the political implications of recent visions (1985-2005).

Author: V. Lewis
ISBN-10: 1349288497
ISBN-13: 9781349288496
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2010
Pages: 271
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d