Women and Bullfighting: Gender, Sex and the Consumption of Tradition

by Sarah Pink

Book Overview

This book investigates the popularity and success of contemporary women performers in bullfighting culture, which has been framed by a discourse of 'traditionalist' masculinity. This examination of the changing situation of women in the bullfighting world is used to explore the ways in which gender is represented, enacted and negotiated in contemporary Spain. The bullfight in the 1990s is in an ambiguous position: it is a 'traditional' performance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185973961X
• ISBN13: 9781859739617
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"