Queer Issues in Contemporary Latin American Cinema

by David William Foster

Viewing contemporary Latin American films through the lens of queer studies reveals that many filmmakers are exploring issues of gender identity and sexual difference, as well as the homophobia that attempts to defeat any challenge to the heterosexual norms of patriarchal culture. In this study of queer issues in Latin American cinema, David William Foster offers highly perceptive queer readings of fourteen key films to demonstrate how these cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292705379
• ISBN13: 9780292705371
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"