Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas:Contesting the Power of Latin American Gender Imagery
The true picture of gender relations in Latin America
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.
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Ibn Khaldun: The Birth of History and the Past of the Third World
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Women's Work, Men's Property: The Origins of Gender and Class
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Antonio Gramsci: Life of a Revolutionary
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Female Sexualization: A Collective Work of Memory
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Friends of Israel: The Backlash Against Palestine Solidarity
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Memory and Modernity: Popular Culture in Latin America