travels in the transnational imaginary
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Fitch, Melissa A.
- Publish Year
- 2015
- Shelfmark
- WER 1A 2015 - B
- Thesaurus
- dans, populaire cultuur, oorlog en vrede, LHBT, tweede wereldoorlog, muziek, televisie, globalisering
- Description
- This book demonstrates the cultural impact of Argentine tango in the world by assembling an array of cultural narratives created in almost thirty countries. Topics include Tango Barbie and Ken, advertising for phone sex, the presence of tango in political upheavals in the Middle East and in animated Japanese children’s television programming, gay tango porn, tango orchestras and composers in World War II concentration camps, global tango protests aimed at reclaiming public space, the transformation of Buenos Aires as a result of tango tourism, and the use of tango for palliative care and to treat other ailments. They also include the global development of queer tango theory, activism, and festivals.