Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas: Contesting the Power of Latin American Gender Imagery (Critical Studies in Latin American and Iberian Cultures)

Challenging the stereotypical images of the dominating male and the subservient woman, Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas addresses the variety of representations of gender in Latin American culture. Ranging across homosexuality, prostitution, football, politics and ethnic relations, this fascinating study analyzes the many potent images of gender, from Maradona, the child trickster of Argentinian football, to La Malinche, mistress of a conquistador and traitor to her nation. Based on social anthropological fieldwork, the essays in Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas present rich ethnographic material drawn from a variety of locations in Latin America, from Mexico City to the highlands of Ecuador. Paying particular attention to the cultural and symbolic meanings of gender research in the region, together the essays reveal the central role of gender differences in the making of ethnic, national, political and economic divisions. Playing Styles And Masculine Virtues In Argentine Football / Eduardo P. Archetti -- Pacharacas, Putas And Chicas De Su Casa : Labelling, Femininity And Men's Sexual Selves In Lima, Peru / Lorraine Nencel -- Domination And Desire : Male Homosexuality And The Construction Of Masculinity In Mexico / Annick Prieur -- Masculinity And The Political Among The Dominicans : The Dominican Tiger / Christian Krohn-hansen. The Gendering Of Ethnicity In The Ecuadorian Andes : Native Women's Self-fashioning In The Urban Marketplace / Mary M. Crain -- The Power Of Gender Discourses In A Multi-ethnic Community In Rural Argentina / Kristi Anne Stolen -- Power And Self-identity : The Beekeepers Of Ayuquila / Magdalena Villarreal -- The Production Of Gendered Imagery : The Concheros Of Mexico / Susanna Rostas -- Power, Value And The Ambiguous Meanings Of Gender / Marit Melhuus. Edited By Marit Melhuus And Kristi Anne Stølen. A Duplicate Copy Of This Title Was Part Of The Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, But Was Not Retained. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Challenging the stereotypical images of the dominating male and the subservient woman, this book addresses the variety of representations of gender in Latin American culture. The essays present ethnographic material from Mexico city to the highlands of Ecuador.