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Book SynopsisGender, Health, and Society in Contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean takes a multilayered approach to the contemporary peoples of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinx peoples in the greater diaspora. Central to this edited collection, and critical to its creative significance and contribution, is the conceptual unification ofgendered health, the embodiment of identity, societal structures, and social inequality, and the ways in which gender, health, and society intersect daily. By emphasizing the complex ways in which gender and health intersect in Latin America, the contributors to this collection offera more detailed look at how gender embodies health inequities in these populations and how societal woes impact and constrain gendered bodies in public spheres.
Trade Review“A fascinating volume and invaluable resource, Gender, Health and Society in Latin America contains a collection of case studies from a diverse group of scholars exploring important intersectional questions about gender and health in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors use case studies, ethnographic research, and theory to create locally-defined critiques of gender and health that take into account such complex questions as race, sexuality, reproductive rights, (dis)abilities, age, and class. I highly recommend this book to any scholar interested in gaining a nuanced understanding of gender, health and society in Latin America and the Caribbean today. “ -- Beatriz Reyes-Foster, University of Central Florida
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Freedom in Practice: Art-Making and the Politics of Women’s Incarceration I Argentina Chapter 2: Dominican Bugarrones: (in)Visibility, Masculinities, and Same-Sex Performances Chapter 3: Making a Man: Reflections on Masculinities and Bodily Capital in the Chongos of Quito, Ecuador Chapter 4: Becoming Endemic: The Zika Virus Epidemic and Gendered Power in Puerto Rico Chapter 5: Gender and Conceptualizing Concern for Sickle Cell Disease in Guadeloupe Chapter 6: Convergent Therapies in Peru’s Amazon: Enriching Mental Wellness through Ayahuasca and Psychotherapy Chapter 7: Queer Families in the Margins: Considering Gender and Health in U.S.-Andean Gay Adoptions Chapter 8: “Here to Stay in the Bay!”: The Politics of Vestibularity, Black Trans Women of Jamaica, Gendered Duress, and the Work of Recognition Chapter 9: Traversing Violence: Central American Mujerx and the Mental Health Impacts of Forced Migration Chapter 10: Access to Healthcare, Institutional Violence, and Resistance of Female Transgender Sex Workers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
