Queer Argentina: Movement Towards the Closet in a Global Time (New Directions in Latino American Cultures)

Through insightful, high-paced commentary this book directs attention south, towards Argentina. Current events, political debates, and the cultural production of artists, authors and public figures, including César Aira, María Moreno, Naty Menstrual and Copi, among others, provide case studies where heterosexual social models are rejected and, in their place, queer frameworks become the preferred model for living differently. __Queer Argentina__ traces the movements of today’s marginalized communities as they pass through and choose to remain within the closet: a space that is emblematic of collective struggles in silence and community formation outside the (hetero)norm. "Acknowledgments" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures " -- "Chapter 1: Introduction: Same-Sex Marriage and the Collective Moving Toward Difference" -- "Stop Time, Pause for Change" -- "Calls in the Dark: Interpellating Epistemological Difference" -- "Queer Is Here" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 2: Interested in Copi" -- "Have a Seat: Reading Copiâ#x80;#x99;s Le Femme Assise" -- "Imag(in)ing Narratives: Copi and the Impossible Social Theater" -- "(Con)Textual Interests" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 3: Disabled Attractions in Kiss of the Spider Woman" -- "Hearing Disability" -- "Dominance, Documents, and Textual Confinement" -- "Kissing in the Dark" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 4: MarÃƯa Morenoâ#x80;#x99;s Model Behavior" -- "Standing on the Threshold" -- "A Marginal Position" -- "Queer Connectivity" -- "Values from the Backside" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 5: The Queer Consumption of Naty Menstrual" -- "Difference, Bought and Sold" -- "ContinuadÃƯsimo: The Exaggeration of Continued Action" -- "Social (Trans)Formations" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 6: Conclusion: César Aira and Queer Movements in Crisis" -- "Looking South" -- "â#x80;Queer? Right This Wayâ#x80;#x9D;" -- "Queer Movements, Queer Destinations" -- "Queer Necessities" -- "Notes" Acknowledgments 7 Contents 10 List of Figures 11 Chapter 1: Introduction: Same-Sex Marriage and the Collective Moving Toward Difference 13 Stop Time, Pause for Change 13 Calls in the Dark: Interpellating Epistemological Difference 21 Queer Is Here 31 Notes 36 Chapter 2: Interested in Copi 39 Have a Seat: Reading Copi’s Le Femme Assise 42 Imag(in)ing Narratives: Copi and the Impossible Social Theater 54 (Con)Textual Interests 62 Notes 69 Chapter 3: Disabled Attractions in Kiss of the Spider Woman 72 Hearing Disability 72 Dominance, Documents, and Textual Confinement 84 Kissing in the Dark 91 Notes 100 Chapter 4: María Moreno’s Model Behavior 103 Standing on the Threshold 103 A Marginal Position 107 Queer Connectivity 115 Values from the Backside 129 Notes 132 Chapter 5: The Queer Consumption of Naty Menstrual 134 Difference, Bought and Sold 134 Continuadísimo: The Exaggeration of Continued Action 146 Social (Trans)Formations 154 Notes 165 Chapter 6: Conclusion: César Aira and Queer Movements in Crisis 167 Looking South 167 “Queer? Right This Way” 171 Queer Movements, Queer Destinations 175 Queer Necessities 191 Notes 201 Index 203 "Through insightful, high-paced commentary this book directs attention south, towards Argentina. Current events, political debates, and the cultural production of artists, authors and public figures, including César Aira, María Moreno, Naty Menstrual and Copi, among others, provide case studies where heterosexual social models are rejected and, in their place, queer frameworks become the preferred model for living differently. Queer Argentina traces the movements of today's marginalized communities as they pass through and choose to remain within the closet: a space that is emblematic of collective struggles in silence and community formation outside the (hetero)norm."--Provided by publisher "Through insightful, high-paced commentary this book directs attention south, towards Argentina. Current events, political debates, and the cultural production of artists, authors and public figures, including César Aira, María Moreno, Naty Menstrual and Copi, among others, provide case studies where heterosexual social models are rejected and, in their place, queer frameworks become the preferred model for living differently. Queer Argentina traces the movements of today's marginalized communities as they pass through and choose to remain within the closet: a space that is emblematic of collective struggles in silence and community formation outside the (hetero)norm."--Page 4 of cover Through insightful, high-paced commentary this book directs attention south, towards Argentina. Current events, political debates, and the cultural production of artists, authors and public figures, including Cesar Aira, Maria Moreno, Naty Menstrual and Copi, among others, provide case studies where heterosexual social models are rejected and, in their place, queer frameworks become the preferred model for living differently. Queer Argentina traces the movements of today s marginalized communities as they pass through and choose to remain within the closet: a space that is emblematic of collective struggles in silence and community formation outside the (hetero)norm. " Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction: Same-Sex Marriage and the Collective Moving Toward Difference....Pages 1-26 Interested in Copi....Pages 27-59 Disabled Attractions in Kiss of the Spider Woman ....Pages 61-91 María Moreno’s Model Behavior....Pages 93-123 The Queer Consumption of Naty Menstrual....Pages 125-157 Conclusion: César Aira and Queer Movements in Crisis....Pages 159-194 Back Matter....Pages 195-199