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Tropics of Desire

Author : Jose Quiroga

Publisher : NYU Press

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 19,61 MB

Release : 2000-11

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 0814769527

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While not on the scale of their European and North American counterparts, gays and lesbians have become increasingly open and visible in urban Latin America, with large public displays recently held in Buenos Aires, Mexico, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. This increased visibility is forcing the general public to come to terms with what has, until now, been a silent part of their population. This book takes a personal look at the activities of Latin America's homosexual community, and the varying perception of it by the populace as a whole. c. Book News Inc.



Tropic of Desire

Author : Antoinette Beaudry

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 579 pages

File Size : 47,22 MB

Release : 2000-08-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781462093434

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Sweet, innocent Mercy had always believed the stars foretold the future. Even the name of the ship on which she was sailing to America appeared to be a fortuitous omen, for the Capricorn was swiftly carrying her to her bridegroom's waiting arms.But her faith was shattered when she was subjected to violent, unspeakable indignities by the clipper's crew - vicious men who amused themselves by abusing the beautiful, virtuous young women - until a dashing, noble seaman saved her from further shame.Adrift together on a stormy sea, Mercy and Clifford are swept ashore onto a strange and exotic island ... where they must survive amidst angry passions fanned by the winds of war.As Cuba rages with rebellion, they risk their lives for freedom ... and a love that even fate dare not deny!



Tropics of Desire

Author : Jose A. Quiroga

Publisher : NYU Press

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 47,19 MB

Release : 2000-11-01

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0814769543

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From its sweaty beats to the pulsating music on the streets, Latin/o America is perceived in the United States as the land of heat, the toy store for Western sex. It is the territory of magical fantasy and of revolutionary threat, where topography is the travel guide of desire, directing imperial voyeurs to the exhibition of the flesh. Jose Quiroga flips the stereotype upside down: he shows how Latin/o American lesbians and gay men have consistently eschewed notions of sexual identity for a politics of intervention. In Tropics of Desire, Quiroga reads hesitant Mexican poets as sex-positive voices, he questions how outing and identity politics can fall prey to the manipulations of the state, and explores how invisibility has been used as a tactical tool in opposition to the universal imperative to come out. Drawing on diverse cultural examples such as the performance of bolero and salsa, film, literature, and correspondence, and influenced by masters like Roland Barthes, Walter Benjamin and a rich tradition of Latin American stylists, Quiroga argues for a politics that denies biological determinism and cannibalizes cultural stereotypes for the sake of political action.



Law of Desire

Author : José Quiroga

Publisher : arsenal pulp press

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 22,55 MB

Release : 2009-10-01

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1551523507

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“This series will be a significant, valuable contribution to the history and literature of gay cinema. Each of these works will be valuable additions for academic and popular students of film and gay culture.”—Library Journal Law of Desire, one of three inaugural titles in Arsenal Pulp Press' new film book series Queer Film Classics, focuses on the 1987 homoerotic melodrama by Pedro Almodóvar, Spain's most successful contemporary film director. The film Law of Desire is a grand tale of love, lust, and amnesia featuring three main characters: a gay film director (played by Eusebio Poncela); his sister, an actress who was once his brother (Carmen Maura); and a repressed, obsessive stalker (a young Antonio Banderas). In the twenty-plus years since its first release, Law of Desire has been acknowledged as redefining the way in which cinema can portray the difficult affective relationships between homosexuality, gender, and sex. Taking his cue from the golden age of Latin American, American, and European melodrama, Almodóvar created a sentimental yet hard-edged film that believes in the utopian possibilities for new relationships that redeem people from their despair. Since its release, Almodóvar has become an Oscar-winning filmmaker who regularly delves into issues of sexuality, gender, and identity. This book examines the political and social context in which Almodóvar created Law of Desire, as well as its impact on LGBT cinema both in Europe and around the world.



Tropical Heat

Author : Antonia Pearce

Publisher : Siren Pub Incorporated

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 17,11 MB

Release : 2009-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781606016619

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Tropic of Desire: [Menage Amour: Erotic Paranormal Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, Shape-shifter] Celebrated photographer, Sheridan West, arrives on the island of St. Lucia to shoot the wedding of billionaire tycoon, Simon Des Marets, to stunning socialite, Cecily Towne. Weddings aren't usually her thing, especially celebrity weddings, but a disturbing series of mountain lion attacks in the hills near her LA home, a secret fear she may be involved, and the persuasion of the groom's charming brother, Marc, make a trip to the island of her dreams more than she can pass up. In the days leading up to the big event, Sheridan finds herself irresistibly attracted to the brooding Simon, too. Sheridan succumbs to the charms of the oh-so-sexy Marc, her desperate worry forgotten in the isolated paradise, even as the relationship between Simon and the duplicitous Cecily unravels. A full, tropical moon. The gentle wash of the dark, Caribbean surf. Two beautiful men-one determined to possess her completely, the other equally determined to remain aloof. The three face a common destiny predetermined by the past. That destiny's resolution must save them all from specters of a bygone era and a bloody predator tracking Sheridan. ** The Topaz Embrace: [Menage Amour: Erotic Futuristic Menage A Trois Romance, M/F/M] In 3050 a global network of hereditary, gem-based Oracles-The Oracle Standard-rules a technology bereft Earth. The greedy Intercontinental Federation seeks to wrest power and wealth from the Oracles. Ankhet, Topaz Oracle, near the end of her reproductive years, must produce legitimate issue or the Topaz Oracle Office will fall, and the The Oracle Standard's power will revert to the Federation. By law, she must allow all sincere Consort Candidates to attempt the test of worthiness. Only a Worthy Consort can bring an Oracle to her sexual peak and serve as a life-mate. After years of failure, Ankhet discovers not one, but two Worthy Consorts, Tallon Sinclair-a bitter stranger shipwrecked on her island, and Danar D'Aubois-her trusted Personal Guard. As she struggles to save the Standard, Ankhet discovers, despite the exquisite pleasure the two bring, both have secrets, and the Federation may not be the only threat. ** A Siren Erotic Romance



Tropical Desires

Author : Vivian Arend

Publisher : Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 46,65 MB

Release : 2012-07-03

Category : Erotic stories, American

ISBN : 1609286138

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Luxurious, decadent, and sensually indulgent, these stories contain drool-worthy heroes entirely focused on their woman's pleasure, a tropical island beach, and a bar. Includes "Paradise Found" by Vivian Arend, "Tropical Sin" by Lexxie Couper, and "Island Idyll" by Jess Dee.



Tropical Desire

Author : Morrette Allen

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 49,21 MB

Release : 2015-07-08

Category :

ISBN : 9781511881784

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The last thing on Jasmine Sinclair's mind was dating or even falling in love. When her marriage ended in divorce after her ex-husband cheated on her, she left her homeland England for a new job. She thought that working and living on the beautiful island of Jamaica would be the ideal place for her broken heart to mend, but fate had something else in store for her. Jasmine's new company changed ownership and was now run by Christian Douglas, the man who she fell in love with the first time she laid eyes on him many years ago, and the man who had ruthlessly fired her from her first job after becoming the new boss. Jasmine hoped and prayed that Christian did not remember her, as she tried to come to grips with the situation. She found herself hating him, while at the same time, wanting him with intensity, like the sun, bearing down mercilessly on a hot summer's day. Thanks to her meddling friend Elaine, she got to live out all her fantasies with the man she loved to hate, after they became passionately involved. However, each of them pretended not to remember the other. Sadly, after several passionate encounters, their romance ended as a result of a terrible misunderstanding, which drove Jasmine away, out of Christian's arms - back to England, where she found herself wanting Christian even more.



Queer Latinidad

Author : Juana María Rodríguez

Publisher : NYU Press

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 47,18 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0814775497

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The author documents the ways in which identity formation and representation within the gay Latinidad population impacts gender and cultural studies today.



An Eye for the Tropics

Author : Krista A. Thompson

Publisher : Duke University Press

Page : 421 pages

File Size : 28,2 MB

Release : 2007-03-15

Category : Photography

ISBN : 0822388561

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Images of Jamaica and the Bahamas as tropical paradises full of palm trees, white sandy beaches, and inviting warm water seem timeless. Surprisingly, the origins of those images can be traced back to the roots of the islands’ tourism industry in the 1880s. As Krista A. Thompson explains, in the late nineteenth century, tourism promoters, backed by British colonial administrators, began to market Jamaica and the Bahamas as picturesque “tropical” paradises. They hired photographers and artists to create carefully crafted representations, which then circulated internationally via postcards and illustrated guides and lectures. Illustrated with more than one hundred images, including many in color, An Eye for the Tropics is a nuanced evaluation of the aesthetics of the “tropicalizing images” and their effects on Jamaica and the Bahamas. Thompson describes how representations created to project an image to the outside world altered everyday life on the islands. Hoteliers imported tropical plants to make the islands look more like the images. Many prominent tourist-oriented spaces, including hotels and famous beaches, became off-limits to the islands’ black populations, who were encouraged to act like the disciplined, loyal colonial subjects depicted in the pictures. Analyzing the work of specific photographers and artists who created tropical representations of Jamaica and the Bahamas between the 1880s and the 1930s, Thompson shows how their images differ from the English picturesque landscape tradition. Turning to the present, she examines how tropicalizing images are deconstructed in works by contemporary artists—including Christopher Cozier, David Bailey, and Irénée Shaw—at the same time that they remain a staple of postcolonial governments’ vigorous efforts to attract tourists.



The Companion to Latin American Studies

Author : Philip Swanson

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 294 pages

File Size : 29,37 MB

Release : 2014-04-04

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1134643098

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What is 'Latin American Studies'? This companion gives a concise and accessible overview of the discipline. Covering a wide range of topics, from colonial cultures and identity to US Latino culture and issues of race, gender and sexuality, this book goes beyond conventional literary companions and situates Latin America in its historical, social, political, literary and cultural context. This essential book provides the key introductory information on the subject and will be especially useful for students taking or considering taking courses in Hispanic or Latin American Studies. Written by an international team of experts, each chapter supplies the necessary basic information and a sound introduction to central ideas, issues and debates. In addition to 12 chapters on the main topics in Latin American Studies, the companion includes an introduction, time chart, glossary and suggestions for further reading.