Ethnographic study examines the politics and aesthetics of Cuba's trans/queer performers, indicating significant cultural contributions.
This timely ethnographic study examines the politics, aesthetics, and world-making of Cuba’s trans/queer performers – known as transformistas. Santana’s meticulous research and vivid writing allow readers an entry into Cuban trans/queer communities. Transformismo is a provocative contribution to performance scholarship and trans/queer studies en las Americas.
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