The politics of passion
women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora
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Author
Contributions
- Wekker, Gloria. - Contributor
Publication
2006 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
78,250 words, Guess
Page Count
313 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3429479M
- ISBN-100231131623
- OCLC Control Number61758062
- Library of Congress Control Number2005054320
- Goodreads5079564
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- LibraryThing2747404
Classifications
- DDC306.76/5089960883
- LCCHQ29 .W476 2006
Description
Gloria Wekker analyzes the phenomenon of mati work, an old practice among Afro-Surinamese working-class women in which marriage is rejected in favor of male and female sexual partners. Wekker vividly describes the lives of these women, who prefer to create alternative families of kin, lovers, and children, and gives a fascinating account of women's sexuality that is not limited to either heterosexuality or same-sex sexuality. She offers new perspectives on the lives of Caribbean women, transnational gay and lesbian movements, and an Afro-Surinamese tradition that challenges conventional Western notions of marriage, gender, identity, and desire. Bringing these women's voices to the forefront, she offers an extensive and groundbreaking analysis of the unique historical, religious, psychological, economic, linguistic, cultural, and political forces that have shaped their lives.
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Series Statement
- Between men--between women
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- The politics of passion: women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora
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