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Heteronormativity, passionate aesthetics and symbolic subversion in Asia /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Eastbourne :
Sussex Academic Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Sussex library of Asian studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; About the Book; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Author's Preface; Series Preface by Mina Roces; 1: Researching Heteronormativity; Socialisation and normalisation; Truly Asian?; Research design; Interviewing: Meaningful encounters; Reflections; Emerging themes; Embodiment; Negotiating respectability; Structure of the book; 2: Sexual Politics
- Heteronormativity, Passionate Aesthetics, and Symbolic Violence; Why study sexual politics?; Heteronormativity; Passionate aesthetics and symbolic violence; Symbolic subversion; Socio-sexual citizenship.
- Sexual politics and socio-sexual citizenshipTerminology; 3: God's Creatures
- The Public Arena of Sexuality; Scope; Religion; Islam; Hinduism; Sex workers; Women-loving women; Widows; State power; Sex workers' strategies; Women in same-sex relationships; Conclusion; 4: (De) Constructing Happy Asian Families; Scope; Some historical notes; Cracks in the system; Importance of pre-marital virginity; Arranged marriages; Polygyny in Indonesia; India: Joint families and dowry deaths; Communication between spouses; Money matters; Conclusion: Patriarchal values.
- 5: Negotiating Respectability and 'Normal' FamilyScope; 'Normal' families; Growing up 'normal'; A 'good' marriage; 'Normal' disappointments; Symbolic violence; Conclusion; 6: Reduced to Mud
- Expulsion and Repulsion; Scope; Widowed and divorced women; Sex work; Women-loving women; Conclusion; 7: Something Divine
- A Satisfying Sex Life?; Scope; Sex workers' private lives; Widows' lives; Women living with women; Conclusion; 8: Entertainers and Soft Butches
- Identities and Subjectivities; Scope; Sex workers' identity; Views of women in same-sex relationships.
- Views of widowed and divorced womenConclusion; 9: This Crazy Energy
- Symbolic Subversion; Scope; Empowerment; Continuum of subversion; Widows' sexuality; Reasons for sex work; Views of women-loving women; Seeking economic stability; Finding sexual partners; Respectability in the community; Family life; Conclusion; 10: A House of My Own
- Strategies for the Future; Scope; Negotiating normalcy; Desires of women-loving women; Desires of widows; Sex workers' futures; Conclusion; 11: The Sliding Scales of Heteronormativity and Symbolic Subversion; Scope; Embodiment and intersections.
- Passionate aestheticsSliding scale of subversion; Sexual rights and queer studies; Sliding scale of heteronormativity; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.