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PublisherNew York University Press

ISBN-100814769535

ISBN-139780814769539

eBay Product ID (ePID)1647680

Product Key Features

Number of Pages302 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTropics of Desire : Interventions from Queer Latino America

Publication Year2000

SubjectEthnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Lgbt Studies / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science

AuthorJose A. Quiroga

SeriesSexual Cultures Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-009851

ReviewsI've been waiting for this book, savoring its previews. Reading Quiroga's agile and powerful prose is itself one of the adventures offered here. His balancing act between deadly serious issues of identity and control and the fun and pride of maneuvering accentuates these spectacular accounts of lesbian and gay creativity in the dense social contexts of Latino lives., "I've been waiting for this book, savoring its previews. Reading Quiroga's agile and powerful prose is itself one of the adventures offered here. His balancing act between deadly serious issues of identity and control and the fun and pride of maneuvering accentuates these spectacular accounts of lesbian and gay creativity in the dense social contexts of Latino lives." - Doris Sommer, Professor of Latin American Literature, Harvard University, "A vivid analysis of how many Latin Americans have crafted alternative modes of understanding sexuality." - Hispanic American Historical Review, "Incisive and witty, Quiroga's survey of the constructions of homosexuality in Latin America and the Latino U.S. includes brilliant readings of major literary figures-Villaurrutia, Piñera, Cabrera-as well as pop culture icons, from La Lupe to Ricky Martin." - Daniel Balderston, Chair of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa, A brilliant and provocative book, admirably observant of historical detail and subtly attentive to cultural nuance. Quiroga shies away from easy generalizations and painstakingly, lovingly, reflects on a variety of Latin American and Latino queer manifestations, from literature to performance. This luminous critical exercise is matched by the author's no less dazzling prose. This book not only furthers queer studies in Latin America, it is, in itself, a beautiful performance that should not be missed., "A brilliant and provocative book, admirably observant of historical detail and subtly attentive to cultural nuance. Quiroga shies away from easy generalizations and painstakingly, lovingly, reflects on a variety of Latin American and Latino queer manifestations, from literature to performance. This luminous critical exercise is matched by the author's no less dazzling prose. This book not only furthers queer studies in Latin America, it is, in itself, a beautiful performance that should not be missed." - Sylvia Molloy, Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities, New York University, "I've been waiting for this book, savoring its previews. Reading Quiroga's agile and powerful prose is itself one of the adventures offered here. His balancing act between deadly serious issues of identity and control and the fun and pride of maneuvering accentuates these spectacular accounts of lesbian and gay creativity in the dense social contexts of Latino lives." -Doris Sommer,Professor of Latin American Literature, Harvard University, "Incisive and witty, Quiroga's survey of the constructions of homosexuality in Latin America and the Latino U.S. includes brilliant readings of major literary figures-Villaurrutia, Pinera, Cabrera-as well as pop culture icons, from La Lupe to Ricky Martin." -Daniel Balderston,Chair of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa, A vivid analysis of how many Latin Americans have crafted alternative modes of understanding sexuality., "Incisive and witty, Quiroga's survey of the constructions of homosexuality in Latin America and the Latino U.S. includes brilliant readings of major literary figures-Villaurrutia, Piñera, Cabrera-as well as pop culture icons, from La Lupe to Ricky Martin." -Daniel Balderston,Chair of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa, "Incisive and witty, Quiroga's survey of the constructions of homosexuality in Latin America and the Latino U.S. includes brilliant readings of major literary figures-Villaurrutia, Piera, Cabrera-as well as pop culture icons, from La Lupe to Ricky Martin." -Daniel Balderston,Chair of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa, "A vivid analysis of how many Latin Americans have crafted alternative modes of understanding sexuality."-- Hispanic American Historical Review, Incisive and witty, Quiroga's survey of the constructions of homosexuality in Latin America and the Latino U.S. includes brilliant readings of major literary figures-Villaurrutia, Pi-era, Cabrera-as well as pop culture icons, from La Lupe to Ricky Martin., Incisive and witty, Quiroga's survey of the constructions of homosexuality in Latin America and the Latino U.S. includes brilliant readings of major literary figuresVillaurrutia, Pinera, Cabreraas well as pop culture icons, from La Lupe to Ricky Martin., "A brilliant and provocative book, admirably observant of historical detail and subtly attentive to cultural nuance. Quiroga shies away from easy generalizations and painstakingly, lovingly, reflects on a variety of Latin American and Latino queer manifestations, from literature to performance. This luminous critical exercise is matched by the author's no less dazzling prose. This book not only furthers queer studies in Latin America, it is, in itself, a beautiful performance that should not be missed." -Sylvia Molloy,Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities, New York University, "A vivid analysis of how many Latin Americans have crafted alternative modes of understanding sexuality." - Hispanic American Historical Review ,, "A vivid analysis of how many Latin Americans have crafted alternative modes of understanding sexuality." -Hispanic American Historical Review

Series Volume Number12

IllustratedYes

SynopsisFrom its sweaty beats to the pulsating music on the streets, Latin/o America is perceived in the United States as the land of heat, the toy store for Western sex. It is the territory of magical fantasy and of revolutionary threat, where topography is the travel guide of desire, directing imperial voyeurs to the exhibition of the flesh. Jose Quiroga flips the stereotype upside down: he shows how Latin/o American lesbians and gay men have consistently eschewed notions of sexual identity for a politics of intervention. In Tropics of Desire , Quiroga reads hesitant Mexican poets as sex-positive voices, he questions how outing and identity politics can fall prey to the manipulations of the state, and explores how invisibility has been used as a tactical tool in opposition to the universal imperative to come out. Drawing on diverse cultural examples such as the performance of bolero and salsa, film, literature, and correspondence, and influenced by masters like Roland Barthes, Walter Benjamin and a rich tradition of Latin American stylists, Quiroga argues for a politics that denies biological determinism and cannibalizes cultural stereotypes for the sake of political action., From its sweaty beats to the pulsating music on the streets, Latin/o America is perceived in the United States as the land of heat, the toy store for Western sex., From its sweaty beats to the pulsating music on the streets, Latin/o America is perceived in the United States as the land of heat, the toy store for Western sex. It is the territory of magical fantasy and of revolutionary threat, where topography is the travel guide of desire, directing imperial voyeurs to the exhibition of the flesh. Jose Quiroga flips the stereotype upside down: he shows how Latin/o American lesbians and gay men have consistently eschewed notions of sexual identity for a politics of intervention. In Tropics of Desire, Quiroga reads hesitant Mexican poets as sex-positive voices, he questions how outing and identity politics can fall prey to the manipulations of the state, and explores how invisibility has been used as a tactical tool in opposition to the universal imperative to come out. Drawing on diverse cultural examples such as the performance of bolero and salsa, film, literature, and correspondence, and influenced by masters like Roland Barthes, Walter Benjamin and a rich tradition of Latin American stylists, Quiroga argues for a politics that denies biological determinism and cannibalizes cultural stereotypes for the sake of political action., A study of queer Latino America. Drawing on diverse cultural examples such as bolero, salsa, film, literature and correspondence, it flips the stereotype around, showing how Latin/o American lesbians and gays have consistently eschewed notions of sexual identity for a politics of intervention.

LC Classification NumberHQ76.3.L29Q57 2000