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Auteur(s) : Saborío, Linda
Titre(s) : Embodying difference [Texte imprimé] : scripting social images of the female body in Latina theatre / Linda Saborío
Publication : Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXXVII-157 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Introduction : The theatrics of performing difference ; Parodying otherness : beauty
contests, beauty myths, and Beautiful señoritas ; Role playing Latinidad : engaging
the female body in diverse identities ; Staging a Chicana and Latina body politic
; Marketing difference : the "other" female consumer ; Latina bodies in a global
market ; Reclaiming religion : Milagros and the sexual objectification of Latinas
; Final curtain : the exposure of Latina bodies.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Embodying Differences: Scripting Social Images of the Female Body in Latina Theatre
explores contemporary theatrical productions by latina dramatists in the United States
and focuses on the effects that neoliberal politics, global market strategies, gender
formation, and racial and ethnic marginalization have had on latinas. Through the
analysis of select plays by dramatists Nao Bustamante, Coco Fusco, Anne García-Romero,
Josefina López, Cherríe Moraga, Linda Nieves-Powell, Dolores Prida, and Milcha Sánchez-Scott,
Embodying Differences shows how the bodies of latinas are represented on stage in
order to create an image of latina consolidation. The performances of a dynamic female
body challenge assumptions about ethno-racial expressions, exoticized "otherness,"
and political correctness as this book explores often uneasy sites of representations
of the body including phenotype, sexuality, obesity, and the body as a political marker.
Drawing on the theoretical framework of difference, including differing gender voices,
performances, and performative acts, Embodying Differences examines social images
of the Latina body as a means of understanding and rearticulating latina subjectivity
through an expression of difference. By means of a gradual realization and self-acclamation
of their own images, latinas can learn to embody notions of self that endorse their
curvaceous, sexualized, and oversized bodies that have historically been marked and
marketed by their "brownness."."--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Théâtre (genre littéraire) latino-américain
Latino-Américaines -- Dans la littérature
Genre ou forme : Théâtre (genre littéraire) hispano-américain
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-1-61147-467-1 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb437457211
Notice n° :
FRBNF43745721
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
