Despite All Adversities
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film history, theory or criticism > Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema(SUNY series, Genders in the Global South)
Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema(SUNY series, Genders in the Global South)

Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema(SUNY series, Genders in the Global South)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


X
About the Book

Provides sophisticated theoretical approaches to Latin American cinema and sexual culture. 2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Despite All Adversities examines a representative selection of notable queer films by Spanish America's most important directors since the 1950s. Each chapter focuses on a single film and offers rich and thoughtful new interpretations by a prominent scholar. The book explores films from across the region, including Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's and Juan Carlos Tabío's Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Marcelo Piñeyro's Plata quemada (Burnt Money, 2000), Barbet Schroeder's La Virgen de los Sicarios (Our Lady of the Assassins, 2000), Lucía Puenzo's XXY (XXY, 2007), Francisco J. Lombardi's No se lo digas a nadie (Don't Tell Anyone, 1998), Arturo Ripstein's El lugar sin límites (Hell Without Limits, 1978), among others. A survey of recent lesbian-themed Mexican films is also included.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction Andres Lema-Hincapie and Debra A. Castillo Part I. Queer Subjectivity, Desire, and Eroticism 1. Queer Couples in Senora de Nadie (Maria Luisa Bemberg, 1982) David William Foster 2. Fresa y chocolate: The Allure of Passions and Controversies (Tomas Gutierrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabio, 1993) Cristina Venegas 3. A Gaynster Quasi-Tragedy: Eroticism and Secrets in Plata quemada (Marcelo Pineyro, 2000) Andres Lema-Hincapie 4. Pathology, Poetry and Pleasure: HIV/AIDS, Confessional Writing and S/M in Un ano sin amor (Anahi Berneri, 2005) Robert Deam Tobin Part II. Gay Authorship--Queer Agency and Spectatorship 5. La venganza del sexo: The Curious Mutation from Horror Fantasy into Sexploitation Film (Emilio Vieyra, 1967) Esteve Riambau 6. Inside-Out: A Socio-Spatial Reading of Mecanicas celestes (Fina Torres, 1995) Cecelia Burke Lawless 7. La Virgen de los Sicarios: From Novel to Film (Barbet Schroeder, 2000) Oscar Osorio 8. A Case Study in Transnational Gay Auteurism: Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo (Julian Hernandez, 2004) Paul Julian Smith 9. Haunted: XXY (Lucia Puenzo, 2007) Debra A. Castillo Part III. Bisexuality Experiences and Lesbian Identities 10. Excluded Middle? Bisexuality in Dona Herlinda y su hijo (Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 1985) Daniel Balderston 11. The Construction of the Bisexual Subject in No se lo digas a nadie (Francisco Lombardi, 1998) Alfredo J. Sosa-Velasco 12. Lesbians Made in Mexico: Sexual Diversity and Transnational Fluxes Maria de la Cruz Castro Ricalde Part IV. Queer Relations with Families, Government, and Nation 13. Clothes Make the Man: Closet, Cabaret, Cinema in El lugar sin limites (Arturo Ripstein, 1978) Claudia Schaefer 14. Families, Landowners, Servants, and Siblings in La cienaga (Lucrecia Martel, 2001) David Oubina 15. Mapping Guilt, Betrayal, and Redemption: En la ciudad sin limites (Antonio Hernandez, 2002) Chris Perriam 16. Ronda nocturna: A Homage to Buenos Aires (Edgardo Cozarinsky, 2005) Dieter Ingenschay Contributors Index of Terms Index of Names Index of Concepts

About the Author :
Andres Lema-Hincapie is Associate Professor of Ibero-American Literatures and Cultures at the University of Colorado Denver. He is the coeditor (with Conxita Domenech) of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's La vida es sueno: Philosophical Crossroads, and the assistant editor of Burning Darkness: A Half Century of Spanish Cinema (edited by Joan Ramon Resina), also published by SUNY Press. Debra A. Castillo is Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Emerson Hinchliff Professor of Hispanic Studies, and Professor of Comparative Literature at Cornell University. Her many books include Redreaming America: Toward a Bilingual American Culture, also published by SUNY Press.

Review :
"This book is an exciting, thought-provoking introduction to LGBTQ films from Latin America ... Highly recommended." - CHOICE


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781438459103
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Series Title: SUNY series, Genders in the Global South
  • Sub Title: Spanish-American Queer Cinema
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1438459106
  • Publisher Date: 02 Jul 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 431 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema(SUNY series, Genders in the Global South)
State University of New York Press -
Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema(SUNY series, Genders in the Global South)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema(SUNY series, Genders in the Global South)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!