Howe Cymene Howe

Intimate Activism (eBook, PDF)

The Struggle for Sexual Rights in Postrevolutionary Nicaragua

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Produktbeschreibung

Intimate Activism tells the story of Nicaraguan sexual-rights activists who helped to overturn the most repressive antisodomy law in the Americas. The law was passed shortly after the Sandinistas lost power in 1990 and, to the surprise of many, was repealed in 2007. In this vivid ethnography, Cymene Howe analyzes how local activists balanced global discourses regarding human rights and identity politics with the contingencies of daily life in Nicaragua. Though they were initially spurred by the antisodomy measure, activists sought to change not only the law but also culture. Howe emphasizes the different levels of intervention where activism occurs, from mass-media outlets and public protests to meetings of clandestine consciousness-raising groups. She follows the travails of queer characters in a hugely successful telenovela, traces the ideological tensions within the struggle for sexual rights, and conveys the voices of those engaged in "e;becoming"e; lesbianas and homosexuales in contemporary Nicaragua.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822378969
• Artikelnr.: 54795523

Autorenporträt

Cymene Howe is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Core Faculty in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice University. She is coeditor, with Gilbert Herdt, of 21st Century Sexualities: Contemporary Issues in Health, Education, and Rights.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. The Struggle 1
1. A History of Sexuality 23
2. Intimate Pedagogies 61
3. Pride and Prejudice 92
4. Mediating Sexual Subjectivities 128
Conclusion. Getting the Word Out 160
Notes 173
References 197
Index 221