Disappearing acts : spectacles of gender and nationalism in Argentina's "dirty war"
In Disappearing Acts Diana Taylor looks at how national identity is shaped, gendered, and contested through spectacle and relationship. The specific identity in question is that of Argentina, and Taylor's focus is directed toward the years 1976 to 1983 in which the Argentine armed forces were pitted against the Argentine people in that nation's "Dirty War." Combining feminism, cultural studies, and performance theory, Taylor analyzes the political spectacles that comprised the war - concentration camps, torture, "disappearances"--As well as the rise of theatrical productions, demonstrations, and other performative practices that attempted to resist and subvert the Argentine military
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780822318774, 9780822318682, 0822318776, 0822318687
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