Island Bodies: Transgressive Sexualities in the Caribbean Imagination

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. Caribbean Studies Association Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Prize "Outstanding. One of the best examinations of the dissonance between offici al sexual ideologies and actual social and cultural practices I have had th e pleasure of reading."--David William Foster, author of So Paulo: Perspec tives on the City and Cultural Production "A thoughtful exploration of how Caribbean women and sexual minorities are at the center of a sexual revolution that refuses containment within Euro-A merican concepts of identity and sexuality. This is an unprecedented sexual revolution, led by sexual minorities, transforming the region and giving n ew meanings to what inclusion and liberation look like."--Amalia L. Cabezas , author of Economies of Desire: Sex Tourism in Cuba and the Dominican Repu blic In Island Bodies, Rosamond King examines sexualities, violence, and repress ion in the Caribbean experience. Analyzing the sexual norms and expectation s portrayed in Caribbean and diaspora literature, music, film, and popular culture, King skillfully demonstrates how many individuals contest traditio nal roles by maneuvering within and/or trying to change their society's bin ary gender systems. These transgressions have come to better represent Cari bbean culture than the "official" representations perpetuated by government al elites and often codified into laws that reinforce patriarchal, heterose xual stereotypes. Unique in its breadth as well as its multilingual and multidisciplinary approach, Island Bodies addresses homosexuality, interr.

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ISBN: 0813062063

ISBN-13: 9780813062068

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Year: 2016

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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