03780nam 2200601 a 450 991078033380332120230617011126.00-292-79869-510.7560/705364(CKB)111090425016180(OCoLC)191952667(CaPaEBR)ebrary10190665(SSID)ssj0000231507(PQKBManifestationID)11190984(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231507(PQKBWorkID)10207314(PQKB)11260404(MiAaPQ)EBC3443082(OCoLC)55697718(MdBmJHUP)muse2097(Au-PeEL)EBL3443082(CaPaEBR)ebr10190665(DE-B1597)588827(DE-B1597)9780292798694(EXLCZ)9911109042501618020030128d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrQueer issues in contemporary Latin American cinema[electronic resource] /David William FosterAustin, Tex. University of Texas Pressc20031 online resource (209 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-70536-0 Includes filmography: p. 171-172.Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-180) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- PREFACE -- INTROIT: QUEER DIFFERENCE -- HOMOSEXUALITY: IN AND OUT OF THE CLOSET -- FORGING QUEER SPACES -- QUEER TRANSCENDENCE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEXViewing contemporary Latin American films through the lens of queer studies reveals that many filmmakers are exploring issues of gender identity and sexual difference, as well as the homophobia that attempts to defeat any challenge to the heterosexual norms of patriarchal culture. In this study of queer issues in Latin American cinema, David William Foster offers highly perceptive queer readings of fourteen key films to demonstrate how these cultural products promote the principles of an antiheterosexist stance while they simultaneously disclose how homophobia enforces the norms of heterosexuality. Foster examines each film in terms of the ideology of its narrative discourse, whether homoerotic desire or a critique of patriarchal heterosexism and its implications for Latin American social life and human rights. His analyses underscore the difficulties involved in constructing a coherent and convincing treatment of the complex issues involved in critiquing the patriarchy from perspectives associated with queer studies. The book will be essential reading for everyone working in queer studies and film studies. The films discussed in this book are: De eso no se habla (I Don't Want to Talk about It) El lugar sin límites (The Place without Limits) Aqueles dois (Those Two) Convivencia (Living Together) Conducta impropia (Improper Conduct) The Disappearance of García Lorca La Virgen de los Sicarios (Our Lady of the Assassins) Doña Herlinda y su hijo (Doña Herlinda and Her Son) No se lo digas a nadie (Don't Tell Anyone) En el paraíso no existe el dolor (There Is No Suffering in Paradise) A intrusa (The Interloper) Plata quemada (Burnt Money) Afrodita (Aphrodite) Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate)Homosexuality in motion picturesMotion picturesLatin AmericaHomosexuality in motion pictures.Motion pictures791.43/653Foster David William175435MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780333803321Queer issues in contemporary Latin American cinema3840706UNINA