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Opacity: Gender, Sexuality, Race, And The "Problem" Of Identity In Martinique

David A.B. Murray

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In contemporary Martinique, performances of a particular racialized, heterosexualized masculinity prevail in both daily life and state-funded cultural programming. The centrality of these performances must be analyzed in relation to Martinique's status as an Overseas Department of France and the fraught political, economic, and social effects engendered through this relationship. Contextualized in this particular neocolonial framework, this book examines multiple sites of masculinity in Martinique, ranging from privileged performances to disruptive performances . It breaks new ground in Caribbean studies by foregrounding sexuality as a key factor in understanding Caribbean socio-cultural processes and by providing a critical re-analysis of masculinity and identity through a performative analysis that foregrounds opacity - ambiguity, density, and incompleteness - in the production of any social categorization.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Release: July 05, 2002

ISBN: 0820455121

ISBN 13: 9780820455129

Opacity: Gender, Sexuality, Race, And The "Problem" Of Identity In Martinique

David A.B. Murray

3.8/5 ( ratings)

In contemporary Martinique, performances of a particular racialized, heterosexualized masculinity prevail in both daily life and state-funded cultural programming. The centrality of these performances must be analyzed in relation to Martinique's status as an Overseas Department of France and the fraught political, economic, and social effects engendered through this relationship. Contextualized in this particular neocolonial framework, this book examines multiple sites of masculinity in Martinique, ranging from privileged performances to disruptive performances . It breaks new ground in Caribbean studies by foregrounding sexuality as a key factor in understanding Caribbean socio-cultural processes and by providing a critical re-analysis of masculinity and identity through a performative analysis that foregrounds opacity - ambiguity, density, and incompleteness - in the production of any social categorization.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Release: July 05, 2002

ISBN: 0820455121

ISBN 13: 9780820455129

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