¡Destape! : sex, democracy, & freedom in postdictatorial Argentina / Natalia Milanesio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milanesio, Natalia, 1974- author.

Series:

Pitt Latin American series.

Pitt Latin American series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Argentina--History--1983-2002.

Argentina.

Sexual freedom--Argentina.

Sexual freedom.

Mass media and sex--Argentina.

Mass media and sex.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 326 pages).

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Under dictatorship in Argentina, sex and sexuality were regulated to the point where sex education, explicit images, and even suggestive material were prohibited. With the return to democracy in 1983, Argentines experienced new freedoms, including sexual freedoms. The explosion of the availability and ubiquity of sexual material became known as the destape, and it uncovered sexuality in provocative ways. This was a mass-media phenomenon, but it went beyond this. It was, in effect, a deeper process of change in sexual ideologies and practices. By exploring the boom of sex therapy and sexology; the fight for the implementation of sex education in schools; the expansion of family planning services and of organizations dedicated to sexual health care; and the centrality of discussions on sexuality in feminist and gay organizations, Milanesio shows that the destape was a profound transformation of the way Argentines talked, understood, and experienced sexuality, a change in manners, morals, and personal freedoms."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822987147

0822987147