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  • Body, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin American Cinema: Insurgent Skin

    by Juli A. Kroll ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Insurgent Skin: Body, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin American Cinema argues that twenty-first century Latin American cinema about lesbian, feminist, intersex, and transgender themes is revolutionary because it disrupts heteronormative and binary representation and explores new, queer signifying modes.Grounded in feminist and queer theory, Insurgent Skin conjugates film phenomenology and theories ... Read more

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  • Screening Minors in Latin American Cinema

    Screening Minors in Latin American Cinema is the first volume to delve into the construction of children's subjectivity and agency in Latin American film, and addresses such questions as: How and to what extent do films express the point of view of the child? How do plots and film practices represent children’s subjectivity and agency? Childhood studies has demonstrated the importance of examining ... Read more

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  • Translocas

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    Series series Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer/Trans Theater/Dance/Performance
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  • Affective Moments in the Films of Martel, Carri, and Puenzo

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