Argentine Queer Tango - Dance and Sexuality Politics in Buenos Aires

This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires.

List of contents

Contents
Introduction
Chapter One
Tango awaits you. Revitalization
Chapter Two
Aesthetic Canon and Cultural Matrices of the Modern Body
Chapter Three
Tango that Made me Queer: Gender Activism in Dance Form
Chapter Four
From Tradition to Betrayal: Innovations in Dance Music
Chapter Five
The Mecca of Tango: Buenos Aires and Cultural Globalization
Chapter Six
On the Dance Floor
Afterword
See You on Tuesday
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Mercedes Liska is professor in communication sciences at the University of Buenos Aires.

Summary

This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires.

Product details

• Authors: Mercedes Liska
• Assisted by: Pablo Vila (Translation), Peggy Westwell (Translation)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781498538534
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3853-4
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Music, Culture, and Identity i; Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America; Music, Culture, and Identity i; Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries