Cover of Body As Capital

Book 2015

Body As Capital

Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Language
English
Published
2015
  • Masculinity in literature
  • Sex role in literature
  • Human body in literature

"The book analyzes the notion of the male body as a dialogic site of enunciation, arguing that the writing of masculinities is a project centering socioeconomic and political concerns, anxieties, and paradigms on the male anatomy and on masculinities presented in fiction, forging a new path in the critical debates over gender and sexuality in Latin American writing"--Provided by publisher.