The Resource The politics of passion : women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora, Gloria Wekker
The politics of passion : women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora, Gloria Wekker
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- Summary
- 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. She offers new perspectives on the lives of Caribbean women, transnational gay and lesbian movements, and an Afro-Surinamese tradition that challenges con
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis published in 1994 under title: Ik ben een gouden munt, ik ga door vele handen, maar ik verlies mijn waarde niet
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Mati work
- 6.
- Sexuality on the move
- 1.
- No Tide, no Tamara/not today, not tomorrow : Misi Juliette Cummings's life history
- 2.
- Suriname, sweet Suriname : a political economy of gendered and racialized inequality
- 3.
- Winti, an Afro-Surinamese religion and the multiplicitous self
- 4.
- Kon Sidon na Mi Tapu ... /then he comes and sits down on top of me ... relationships between women and men
- Isbn
- 9780231506014
- Label
- The politics of passion : women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora
- Title
- The politics of passion
- Title remainder
- women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora
- Statement of responsibility
- Gloria Wekker
- Subject
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- Electronic books
- Frau
- Frau
- Kreolen
- Kreolen
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gay & Lesbian
- Lesbe
- Lesbianism
- Lesbianism -- Suriname | Paramaribo
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality
- Paramaribo
- SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction
- Sex customs
- Sex customs -- Suriname | Paramaribo
- Sexualität
- Sexualverhalten
- Surinam
- Suriname -- Paramaribo
- Women -- Identity
- Women -- Sexual behavior
- Women -- Sexual behavior -- Suriname | Paramaribo
- Women -- Suriname | Paramaribo -- Identity
- Creoles
- Creoles -- Suriname | Paramaribo
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. She offers new perspectives on the lives of Caribbean women, transnational gay and lesbian movements, and an Afro-Surinamese tradition that challenges con
- Cataloging source
- IOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wekker, Gloria
- Dewey number
- 306.76/5089960883
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- HQ29
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wekker, Gloria
- Series statement
- Between men--between women
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women
- Women
- Sex customs
- Lesbianism
- Creoles
- PSYCHOLOGY
- SELF-HELP
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Creoles
- Lesbianism
- Sex customs
- Women
- Women
- Suriname
- Frau
- Lesbe
- Sexualverhalten
- Kreolen
- Paramaribo
- Surinam
- Sexualität
- Frau
- Kreolen
- Label
- The politics of passion : women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora, Gloria Wekker
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis published in 1994 under title: Ik ben een gouden munt, ik ga door vele handen, maar ik verlies mijn waarde niet
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Mati work
- 6.
- Sexuality on the move
- 1.
- No Tide, no Tamara/not today, not tomorrow : Misi Juliette Cummings's life history
- 2.
- Suriname, sweet Suriname : a political economy of gendered and racialized inequality
- 3.
- Winti, an Afro-Surinamese religion and the multiplicitous self
- 4.
- Kon Sidon na Mi Tapu ... /then he comes and sits down on top of me ... relationships between women and men
- Control code
- 232160283
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231506014
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
-
- 9780231131629
- 9780231131636
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129v1f
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)232160283
- Label
- The politics of passion : women's sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora, Gloria Wekker
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis published in 1994 under title: Ik ben een gouden munt, ik ga door vele handen, maar ik verlies mijn waarde niet
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Mati work
- 6.
- Sexuality on the move
- 1.
- No Tide, no Tamara/not today, not tomorrow : Misi Juliette Cummings's life history
- 2.
- Suriname, sweet Suriname : a political economy of gendered and racialized inequality
- 3.
- Winti, an Afro-Surinamese religion and the multiplicitous self
- 4.
- Kon Sidon na Mi Tapu ... /then he comes and sits down on top of me ... relationships between women and men
- Control code
- 232160283
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231506014
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
-
- 9780231131629
- 9780231131636
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129v1f
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)232160283
Subject
- Electronic books
- Frau
- Frau
- Kreolen
- Kreolen
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gay & Lesbian
- Lesbe
- Lesbianism
- Lesbianism -- Suriname | Paramaribo
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality
- Paramaribo
- SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction
- Sex customs
- Sex customs -- Suriname | Paramaribo
- Sexualität
- Sexualverhalten
- Surinam
- Suriname -- Paramaribo
- Women -- Identity
- Women -- Sexual behavior
- Women -- Sexual behavior -- Suriname | Paramaribo
- Women -- Suriname | Paramaribo -- Identity
- Creoles
- Creoles -- Suriname | Paramaribo
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