The Politics of Passion: Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro- Surinamese DiasporaColumbia University Press, 4 jun 2006 - 336 pagina's Gloria Wekker analyzes the phenomenon of mati work, an old practice among Afro-Surinamese working-class women in which marriage is rejected in favor of male and female sexual partners. Wekker vividly describes the lives of these women, who prefer to create alternative families of kin, lovers, and children, and gives a fascinating account of women's sexuality that is not limited to either heterosexuality or same-sex sexuality. She offers new perspectives on the lives of Caribbean women, transnational gay and lesbian movements, and an Afro-Surinamese tradition that challenges conventional Western notions of marriage, gender, identity, and desire. Bringing these women's voices to the forefront, she offers an extensive and groundbreaking analysis of the unique historical, religious, psychological, economic, linguistic, cultural, and political forces that have shaped their lives. |
Inhoudsopgave
A Political Economy of Gendered | 55 |
Winti an AfroSurinamese Religion and the Multiplicitous Self | 83 |
Kon Sidon na Mi Tapu Then He Comes and Sits Down on Top of | 117 |
The Mati Work 7 | 171 |
Sexuality on the Move | 223 |
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The Politics of Passion: Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora Gloria Wekker Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2006 |
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