Streetwalking: LGBTQ Lives and Protest in the Dominican Republic

Streetwalking: LGBTQ Lives and Protest in the Dominican Republic is a book that explores how LGBTQ people exercise power in a Catholic Hispanic heteropatriarchal nation-state, using ethnographic encounters, film, and interviews to teach readers about streetwalking, confrontation, flipping the script, cuentos, and strategic universalisms.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 224 pages
\n Publication date: 30 November 2020
\n Publisher: Rutgers University Press
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Honorable Mention,Isis Duarte Book Prize (Latin American Studies Association)

Streetwalking: LGBTQ Lives and Protest in the Dominican Republic is a captivating exploration of the diverse ways in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals exercise power within a Catholic Hispanic heteropatriarchal nation-state, specifically the Dominican Republic. Lara delves deep into the specific strategies employed by LGBTQ community leaders in their relentless pursuit of subjectivity, recognition, and rights. Through ethnographic encounters, film and video, and in-depth interviews, these leaders impart valuable insights to readers about streetwalking, confrontation, flipping the script, cuentos, and the strategic use of universalisms in the exercise of power and agency. This text draws upon the rich theorizations of Maria Lugones regarding streetwalker strategies and Audre Lorde's profound insights into silence and action. By presenting compelling examples from the vibrant and thriving LGBTQ community in the Dominican Republic, this text reimagines the dynamics and locus of power, offering a fresh perspective on the experiences and struggles of these marginalized individuals.

\n Weight: 314g\n
Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781978816497\n \n