Wekker, Gloria - The Politics of Passion

The Politics of Passion: Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora

Author: Gloria Wekker

Genre: Non Fiction, Adult, Essays

Pages: 336

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Release Date: April 25, 2006

Format: Paperback

Size (in cm): 22.9 (height) x 15.3 (width) x 1.7 (depth)

ISBN: 9780231131636

Synopsis:

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.

LGBT Themes:

• Sapphic
• Gender Studies

Relevant Tags:

Nonfiction, LGBT, Gender Studies, Queer, Gender, Anthropology, Gender and Sexuality, Sexuality, Feminist Theory, Feminism