Unrequited Love and Gay Latino Culture: What Have You Done to My Heart?
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1403964688 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 146 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Daniel Contreras makes here a compelling case for understanding Chicano and gay writers, artists, and filmmakers as major participants in the ongoing "postnationalist" critiques of various "nationalist" tendencies in late twentieth century aesthetic movements. He examines literature, film, performance and visual art, reclaiming context and materials often dismissed as low or 'trashy.'" - Curtis Marez, The School of Cinema/Television, University of Southern California"Unrequited Love and the Question of Utopia investigates the various literary, visual, stylistic, and gestural cultural codes that make Chica
Daniel Contreras is Assistant Professor, Colby College.
"Fascinating read and interesting connections" according to William Smith. I was drawn to this book by the intriguing title even though I am not an academic and wasn't overly familiar with the subject. Happily, I found the book to be easy to read and full of interesting connections between books, movies, artworks, and theater in ways that you don't normally see. Although it mostly focuses on Latino/Chicano texts, it also points out the power of feeling/longing/loving in our everyday. Matthew A. Morrison said The best book I have read in years.. This is the best book, academic or recreational, that I have read in a VERY long time. While I was anxious about my distance from the subject matter, I quickly realized that Contreras' ability as a writer rendered this worry obselete. He takes the immensely complicated and makes it seem simple. His explanation of love and longing is complex, yet refreshingly straightforward. I can't wait for this man's next p
The discussion includes The Boys in the Band, Arturo Islas, Paris is Burning, Judy Garland, and Kiss of the Spider Woman.. Contreras views unrequited love as a utopian space of possibility and transformation. Drawing on a wide range of material from art, theater, music, and literature, Contreras argues that historical memory is embedded in these forms of art and can perhaps take us "somewhere better than this place." The critical energies in the book come from Chicana/o and queer studies