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Saborio Linda <1969-> |
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Titolo |
Embodying difference : scripting social images of the female body in Latina theatre / / Linda Saborio |
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Madison, NJ, : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
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Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-65951-3 |
9786613636447 |
1-61147-468-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (197 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Hispanic American theater |
Latin American drama - History and criticism |
Hispanic American women in literature |
Latin Americans in literature |
Gender identity in literature |
Human body in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Embodying Difference; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Theatrics of Performing Difference; One: Parodying Otherness: Beauty Contests, Beauty Myths, and Beautiful Señoritas; Two: Role Playing Latinidad: Engaging the Female Body in Diverse Identities; Three: Staging a Chicana and Latina Body Politic; Four: Marketing Difference: The "Other" Female Consumer; Five: Latina Bodies in a Global Market; Six: Reclaiming Religion: Milagros and the Sexual Objectification of Latinas; Final Curtain: The Exposure of Latina Bodies; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Embodying Difference offers a fresh perspective on the current theoretical debates about the role of Latinas in today's multicultural society and globalization's impact on cultural attitudes toward femininity. Saborío's interdisciplinary approach links feminist and gender discourse, cultural studies, and theatrical performances as a |
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