Global Divas - Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora

An ethnography of Filipino gay men in New York that explores their sexual and national identities.

Sommario

Preface vii

Introduction: Points of Departure 1

1 The Borders Between Bakla and Gay 21

2 Speaking in Transit: Queer Language and Translated Lives 45

3 "Out There": The Topography of Race and Desire in the Global City 62

4 The Biyuti and Drama of everyday Life 89

5 "To Play with the World": The Pageantry of Identities 126

6 Tita Aida: Intimate Geographies of Suffering 152

Conclusion: Locating the Diasporic Deviant/Diva 184

Notes 193

An Elusive Glossary 199

Works Cited 205

Index 219

Info autore

Martin F. Manalansan IV

Riassunto

Presents an ethnography of Filipino gay men in New York that explores their sexual and national identities. This work challenges beliefs about the development of a gay world and the assimilation of queer folks into gay modernity. It argues for the significance of diaspora and immigration as sites for investigating the complexities of gender.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin F Manalansan, Martin F. Manalansan, Manalansan IV
• Con la collaborazione di: Lisa Lowe (Editore)
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.12.2003
• EAN: 9780822332046
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3204-6
• Pagine: 240
• Peso: 472 g
• Serie: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe; Perverse Modernities; Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe; Perverse Modernities: A Series; Perverse Modernities
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche