Gabriela Nouzeilles

Robin Kirk

Orin Starn

Graciela Montaldo

DIVAn interdisciplinary anthology that includes many primary materials never before published in English./div

History, Culture, Politics

The Argentina Reader

Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

Sylvia Molloy

César Braga-Pinto

Diamela Eltit

Licia Fiol-Matta

Daniel Link

Javier Guerrero

Gina Saraceni

Denilson Lopes

Cecilia Fajardo-Hill

B. Christine Arce

Nathalie Bouzaglo

Carlos G. Halaburda

Andrés Mendieta

Thomas Matusiak

Sophia Blea Núñez

Luis Pérez-Oramas

Juan Pablo Sutherland

La masculinidad se fundó en la idea de que el cuerpo del hombre se correspondía con el lugar del original, era principio de la materia, constituía su primera piel. No obstante, esta no siempre fue percibida como statu quo del cuerpo. Dicha ilusión de naturaleza, la idea de que el hombre ocupa el lugar de cuerpo neutro o, incluso, la percepción de que su cuerpo es un componente implícito o del todo ausente en la idea de la masculinidad, forma parte de un grupo de operaciones performativas que ha necesitado tiempo para perpetrarse. Drag Kings: arqueología crítica de masculinidades espectaculares en Latinx América se propone discutir el porvenir del género en el espacio desigual, plural y contradictorio que hemos llamado Latinx América. Partiendo del drag king show y de lo que proponemos como masculinidad espectacular --aquella masculinidad hiperbólica que usurpa el espacio de privilegio y centralidad que se le otorga a la masculinidad del hombre--, planteamos una sistemática arqueología de la puesta en escena de las muchas masculinidades y su capacidad de generar crisis en el heterosexismo, máquina de producción de sentidos a la que se le ha encomendado la programación binaria del género.

Arqueología Crítica de Masculinidades Espectaculares en Latinx América

Drag Kings

Excessively European, refreshingly European, not as European as it looks, struggling to overcome a delusion that it is European. Argentina—in all its complexity—has often been obscured by variations of the "like Europe and not like the rest of Latin America" cliché. The Argentina Reader deliberately breaks from that viewpoint. This essential introduction to Argentina’s history, culture, and society provides a richer, more comprehensive look at one of the most paradoxical of Latin American nations: a nation that used to be among the richest in the world, with the largest middle class in Latin America, yet one that entered the twenty-first century with its economy in shambles and its citizenry seething with frustration. This diverse collection brings together songs, articles, comic strips, scholarly essays, poems, and short stories. Most pieces are by Argentines. More than forty of the texts have never before appeared in English. The Argentina Reader contains photographs from Argentina’s National Archives and images of artwork by some of the country’s most talented painters and sculptors. Many selections deal with the history of indigenous Argentines, workers, women, blacks, and other groups often ignored in descriptions of the country. At the same time, the book includes excerpts by or about such major political figures as José de San Martín and Juan Perón. Pieces from literary and social figures virtually unknown in the United States appear alongside those by more well-known writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Ricardo Piglia, and Julio Cortázar. The Argentina Reader covers the Spanish colonial regime; the years of nation building following Argentina’s independence from Spain in 1810; and the sweeping progress of economic growth and cultural change that made Argentina, by the turn of the twentieth century, the most modern country in Latin America. The bulk of the collection focuses on the twentieth century: on the popular movements that enabled Peronism and the revolutionary dreams of the 1960s and 1970s; on the dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 and the accompanying culture of terror and resistance; and, finally, on the contradictory and disconcerting tendencies unleashed by the principles of neoliberalism and the new global economy. The book also includes a list of suggestions for further reading. The Argentina Reader is an invaluable resource for those interested in learning about Argentine history and culture, whether in the classroom or in preparation for travel in Argentina.

Graciela Montaldo

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