Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas

Contesting the Power of Latin American Gender Imagery

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

Challenging the stereotypical images of the dominating male and the subservient woman, Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas addresses the variety of representations of gender in Latin American culture. Ranging across homosexuality, prostitution, football, politics and ethnic relations, this fascinating study analyzes the many potent images of gender, from Maradona, the child trickster of Argentinian football, to La Malinche, mistress of a conquistador and traitor to her nation.Based on social anthropological fieldwork, the essays in Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas present rich ethnographic material drawn from a variety of locations in Latin America, from Mexico City to the highlands of Ecuador. Paying particular attention to the cultural and symbolic meanings of gender research in the region, together the essays reveal the central role of gender differences in the making of ethnic, national, political and economic divisions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-12-17
Mått:137 x 218 x 16 mm
Vikt:347 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Verso Books
ISBN:9781859841600

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Kristi Anne Stølen is Director and Professor at the Centre for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo. She is the author of Gender, Power and Social Change in the Argentine Prairie. Merit Melhuus has carried out fieldwork in Argentina, Norway and Mexico. She is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.