Introduction -- The other Mexican Revolution: camp and cursilería in the queer self-construction of Salvador Novo -- Homosexuales de corazón: humor, homophobia, and how to be a man at the end of the 20th century -- Dressing the part: literary portrayals of Travestis, Locas, Vestidas, and Jotas -- Having your cake and eating it too: bisexual bildungsromane from dismodern Mexico -- Machorra camp and lesbian cursilería: sexuality, gender, and humor in narratives by and about queer women -- Conclusions.
Summary:
"Between Camp and Cursi examines the role of humor in portrayals of homosexuality in contemporary Mexican literature. Brandon P. Bisbey argues that humor based on camp and cursileria -- a form of bad taste that expresses a sense of social marginalization -- is used to represent key social conflicts and contradictions of modernity in Mexico. Combining perspectives from queer theory, humor theory, and Latin American cultural studies, Bisbey looks at a corpus of canonical and lesser-known texts that treat a range of topics relevant to contemporary discussions of gender, sexuality, race, and human rights in Mexico--including sex work, transvestitism, bisexuality, same-sex marriage, racism, classism, and homophobic and transphobic violence"-- Provided by publisher.
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