Disidentifications

Description:

There is more to identity than identifying with one’s culture or standing solidly against it. José Esteban Muñoz looks at how those outside the racial and sexual mainstream negotiate majority culture—not by aligning themselves with or against exclusionary works but rather by transforming these works for their own cultural purposes. Muñoz calls this process “disidentification,” and through a study of its workings, he develops a new perspective on minority performance, survival, and activism.

subjects: Minority lesbians,  Political aspects of Performance art,  Minority gays,  Performance art,  Gays,  Lesbians,  Social conditions,  Hispanic American lesbians,  Hispanic American gays,  Identity,  Gay men,  Hispanic American gay men,  Queer theory,  Gays in popular culture,  Gay culture,  Gay & Lesbian studies,  Performing Arts,  Social groups & communities,  United States,  General,  Social Science,  Sociology,  USA,  Gay Studies,  Lesbian Studies,  Ethnic Studies - General,  LGBTQ,  Queer,  Minorities, united states, social conditions,  Gays, identity,  Art, political aspects,  Gays, social conditions,  Political aspects,  Performances,  Homoseksualiteit,  Minderheden,  Beeldvorming

Places: United States