Queer Issues in Contemporary Latin American Cinema
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292705379 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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. David William Foster is Regents’ Professor of Portuguese and Spanish at Arizona State University, where he directs the Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities
In this study of queer issues in Latin American cinema, David William Foster offers highly perceptive queer readings of fourteen key films to demonstrate how these cultural products promote the principles of an antiheterosexist stance while they simultaneously disclose how homophobia enforces the norms of heterosexuality.Foster examines each film in terms of the ideology of its narrative discourse, whether homoerotic desire or a critique of patriarchal heterosexism and its implications for Latin American social life and human rights. Viewing contemporary Latin American films through the lens of queer studies reveals that many filmmakers are exploring issues of gender identity and sexual difference, as well as the homophobia that attempts to defeat any challenge to the heterosexual norms of patriarchal culture. His analy
Interesting read Gerald Chapa, Jr. I originally purchased this book for a class in college. It was an interesting read, but honestly I don't remember much about it.
In sum, this is a very interesting queer reading of some of the most important contemporary Latin American films." (Emilio Bejel, Professor of Spanish American Literature, University of Colorado–Boulder, and author of Gay Cuban Nation) . "Professor Foster clearly and insightfully articulates the ways in which well-known contemporary Latin American films create and negotiate meanings of gender identity and homoerotic desire within their sociopolitical contexts