Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader (Critical Reader (Paperback))
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822349558 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 376 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Terms such as gay, identity, queer, and visibility are contested throughout the volume; the significance of these debates is often brought to the fore in the commentaries. L. In new essays and influential previously published pieces, Latino scholars based in American studies, ethnic studies, history, performance studies, and sociology consider gay Latino scholarly and cultural work in relation to mainstream gay, lesbian, and queer academic discourses and the broader field of Chicano and Latino studies. The authors of the essays in this unique collection explore the lives and cultural contributions of gay Latino men in the United States, while also analyzing the political and theoretical stakes of gay Latino studies. Tomás Almaguer, Luz Calvo, Lionel Cantú,, Daniel Contreras, Catriona Rueda Esquibel, Ramón García, Ramón A. Martínez, Paula M. Ortiz, Daniel Enrique Pérez, Ramón H. Gutiérrez, Michael Hames-García, Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, María Lugones, Ernesto J. Moya, José Esteban Muñoz, Frances Negrón-Muntaner, Ricardo L
Using a wonderful format that pairs essays with response pieces, the book as a whole reads like a sparkling conversation full of wit, insight, cultural relevance, and political critique. Covering topics from gay shame and shamelessness, to dance and sexual identity, to the impact of HIV on gay Latino communities, Gay Latino Studies will quickly find its way onto bookshelves and into classrooms around the world.”—Judith Halberstam, author of Female Masculinity. “Gay Latino Studies is a startlingly original collection of essays on the culture and social worlds of gay Latinos