Abject performances: aesthetic strategies in Latino cultural production

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction. Sublime Abjection -- Chapter 1. Other Desires: Ana Mendieta's Abject Imaginings -- Chapter 2. Phantom Assholes: Asco's Affective Vortex -- Chapter 3. Of Betties Decorous and Abject: Ugly Betty's America la fea and Nao Bustamante's America la bella -- Chapter 4. Arriving at Apostasy: Performative Testimonies of Ambivalent Belonging -- Conclusion. Abject Embodiment -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Other desires : Ana Mendieta's abject imaginings -- Phantom assholes : Asco's affective vortex -- Of Betties decorous and abject : Ugly Betty's America la fea and Nao Bustamante's America la bella -- Arriving at apostasy : performative testimonies of ambivalent belonging