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Plebeian Prose is a key work by the pioneering Argentine Brazilian anthropologist, sociologist and poet N�stor Perlongher. Perlongher, whose work has been highly influential in the development of Latin American cultural theory and literature, represents an original critical 'queer' voice in Latin American thought.
This book is an exploration of the politics of desire, questions of identity, Latin American neo-baroque aesthetics, sexual dissidence, violence and jouissance. Prompted by his reading of Gilles Deleuze, the link between politics and desire remains central to all Perlongher's reflections and gives his writings a lasting topicality. A thinker of the streets with a keen interest in those on the margins of society, the ideas that are developed in this book offer a lucid critique of capitalism and institutional power. Perlongher's approach also reflects a particular Latin American neo-baroque style, a mode of critique whose value endures today.
Providing insight into Latin American culture and politics of the late twentieth century, Plebeian Prose will be of particular interest to anyone working on critical theory, literary theory, anthropology, sociology and gender studies.
This book is an exploration of the politics of desire, questions of identity, Latin American neo-baroque aesthetics, sexual dissidence, violence and jouissance. Prompted by his reading of Gilles Deleuze, the link between politics and desire remains central to all Perlongher's reflections and gives his writings a lasting topicality. A thinker of the streets with a keen interest in those on the margins of society, the ideas that are developed in this book offer a lucid critique of capitalism and institutional power. Perlongher's approach also reflects a particular Latin American neo-baroque style, a mode of critique whose value endures today.
Providing insight into Latin American culture and politics of the late twentieth century, Plebeian Prose will be of particular interest to anyone working on critical theory, literary theory, anthropology, sociology and gender studies.
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First published October 1, 1996
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January 25, 2017
«Lo primero que se ven son cuerpos: cuerpos charolados por el revoleo de una mirada que los unta; cuerpos como películas de tul donde se inscribe la corrida temblorosa de un guiño; la hiedra viboresca de cuerpos enredados (drapeado en erección) al poste de una esquina; cuerpos fijos los unos, en su dureza marmoleante donde se tensa, preámbulo de jaba, jadeo en jade, la cuerda certera de una flecha; cuerpos erráticos los otros, festoneando el charol aceitoso con rieles en almíbar caricias arañescas que se yerguen al borde de la vereda pisoteada.»
Matan a un marica.
Matan a un marica.
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April 3, 2024
Impecable, cómo todo lo que escribió! Tiene un punto de vista único, complejo y avanzadísimo para el contexto!
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September 29, 2025lectura de "Deseos y Politica"
January 20, 2025
Muy sociológico por partes y difícil de seguir. Lindo libro para acercarse al costado de Perlongher Fsoc y no tanto a su poesía.
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