The politics of passion : women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora / [electronic resource]
- 作者： Wekker, Gloria.
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- 出版： New York : Columbia University Press
- 叢書名： Between men--between women
- 主題： Women--Sexual behavior--Suriname--Paramaribo. , Women--Suriname--Paramaribo--Identity. , Sex customs--Suriname--Paramaribo. , Lesbianism--Suriname--Paramaribo. , Creoles--Suriname--Paramaribo.
- ISBN： 0231131623 (cloth : alk. paper) 、 0231131631 (pbk. : alk. paper) 、 9780231131629 、 9780231131636
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CGU
- 資料類型: 電子書
- 內容註: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-295) and index. Revision of the author's thesis published in 1994 under title: Ik ben een gouden munt, ik ga door vele handen, maar ik verlies mijn waarde niet.
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- 系統號： 005034321 | 機讀編目格式
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The Politics of Passion centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage because of the bonds of dependency it fosters, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Gloria Wekker analyzes this phenomenon, known as mati work, as she vividly describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. She gives an account of women's sexuality that is not limited to either heterosexuality or same-sex sexuality. Her work offers new perspectives on black women's sexuality, the lives of Caribbean women, transnational gay and lesbian movements, and an Afro-Surinamese tradition that challenges conventional Western notions of marriage, gender, and sexuality. By foregrounding the voices of Afro-Surinamese women, Wekker illuminates these women's daily lives in light of the changes occurring in Surinamese society. She also considers the historical, religious, psychological, economic, linguistic, cultural, and political elements that have shaped their lives. The book concludes with stories of women who have migrated to the Netherlands, where they have created new, vibrant mati communities.