Embodying difference : scripting social images of the female body in Latina theatre /

Embodying difference : scripting social images of the female body in Latina theatre / Linda Saborío.

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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. Sabor̕o's in.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Saborío, Linda, 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison [N.J.] : Lanham, Md. : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Rowman & Littlefield, ©2012.
Subjects:
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.
Latin American drama.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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