ISBN:
978-1-137-49851-9
,
1-137-49851-X
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XII, 243 S.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
DDC:
306.76/630981
Schlagwort(e):
Brasilien Afro-Brasilianer
;
Lesbe
;
LGBT
;
Homosexualität
;
Gewalt, sexuelle
;
Salvador 〈Brasilien〉
;
Hochschulschrift
Kurzfassung:
Violence and Desire in Brazilian Lesbian Relationships examines the lives of Afro-Brazilian lesbian women in the city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction : "We are phantasms" : lesbian and entendida women in Brazil -- Life in Brazil, life in Salvador -- City of invisible women -- Phantasmal sexualities and erotic embodiment -- Violence, passion, and power : a love story -- Intimate partner violence, government intervention, and civil society -- Conclusion : At the gates of Nineveh
Anmerkung:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Harvard University, 2011, under the title: We are phantasms : female same-sex desires, violence, and ideology in Salvador, Brazil.
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