Introduction. The Theatrics of Performing Difference -- One. Parodying Otherness: Beauty Contests, Beauty Myths, and Beautiful Señoritas -- Two. Role Playing Latinidad: Engaging the Female Body in Diverse Identities -- Three. Staging a Chicana and Latina Body Politic -- Four. Marketing Difference: The "Other" Female Consumer -- Five. Latina Bodies in a Global Market -- Six. Reclaiming Religion: Milagros and the Sexual Objectification of Latinas -- Final Curtain: The Exposure of Latina Bodies
Summary
Embodying Difference offers a fresh perspective on the current theoretical debates about the role of Latinas in today's multicultural society and globalization's impact on cultural attitudes toward femininity. Sabor̕o's in
