The Politics of Passion Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora |
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| Author:
| Wekker, Gloria |
| Series title: | Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-13162-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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Gloria Wekker analyzes the phenomenon of mati work, an old practice among Afro-Surinamese working-class women in which marriage is rejected in favor of male and female sexual partners. Wekker vividly describes the lives of these women, who prefer to create alternative families of kin, lovers, and children, and gives a fascinating account of women's sexuality that is not limited to either heterosexuality or same-sex sexuality.
Gloria Wekker analyzes the phenomenon of mati work, an old practice among Afro-Surinamese working-class women in which marriage is rejected in favor of male and female sexual partners. Wekker vividly describes the lives of these women, who prefer to create alternative families of kin, lovers, and children, and gives a fascinating account of women's sexuality that is not limited to either heterosexuality or same-sex sexuality.