Tortilleras by Lourdes Torres; Inmaculada Pertusa

Tortilleras

Hispanic and U.S. Latina Lesbian Expression

Lourdes Torres; Inmaculada Pertusa

The first anthology to focus exclusively on queer readings of Spanish, Latin American, and US Latina lesbian literature and culture, Tortilleras interrogates issues of gender, national identity, race, ethnicity, and class to show the impossibility of projecting a singular Hispanic or Latina Lesbian. Examining carefully the works of a range of lesbian writers and performance artists, including Carmelita Tropicana and Christina Peri Rossi, among others, the contributors create a picture of the complicated and multi-textured contributions of Latina and Hispanic lesbians to literature and culture. More than simply describing this sphere of creativity, the contributors also recover from history the long, veiled existence of this world, exposing its roots, its impact on lesbian culture, and, making the power of lesbian performance and literature visible. Author note: Lourdes Torres is Associate Professor of Latin American/Latino studies at De Paul University.Inmaculada Perpetusa-Seva is Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Kentucky.

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ISBN 9781592130078
Genre Anthology – Fiction
Copyright Date 2003
Publication Date Feb-03
Publisher Temple University Press
Editor Lourdes Torres; Inmaculada Perpetusa
Format Paperback
No. of Pages 279
Language English
Rating NotRated
Editor Lourdes Torres; Inmaculada Perpetusa
Subject American literature; American Literature – Hispanic American Authors – History And Criticism; Hispanic American Lesbians; Hispanic American Lesbians – Intellectual Life; Hispanic American Women In Literature
BookID 13419

Author: LFWBooks