Sex and the Citizen

Smith (African and Afro-American studies, English and American literature, Brandeis U.) introduces the Caribbean as a region "languaged by sex" in discussions about political and cultural sovereignty. Homosexuality has been added to the colonial taboo of miscegenation of races in discourse on identity, power dynamics, and feelings of belonging or disaffection. Contributors examine these issues through lenses including the literary and visual arts, feminist/gender and queer studies, ethnographic interviews, and laws. The volume includes a reading of Shani Mootoo's Cereus Blooms at Night (1998), and Jamaican- American Michelle Cliff's poem, "Colonial Girl." Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)