stories of race and sex in the Andes
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Weismantel, Mary J.
- Publish Year
- 2001
- Shelfmark
- B2511 - B
- Thesaurus
- etniciteit, gender, geweld, indianen, wit, populaire cultuur, Ecuador, Peru
- Description
- The chola and the pishtaco are characters from South American popular culture: the former a sensual mixed race woman and the latter a horrifying white killer. They show up in everything from horror stories and dirty jokes to romantic novels and travel posters. The author studies these figures as vehicles for an exploration of race, sex and violence. Her theory of race and sex does not start with individual identity, but with three forms of social and economic interaction: estrangement, exchange and accumulation. She maps the barriers that separate white and Indian, male and female.