Dangerous intercourse : gender and interracial relations in the American colonial Philippines, 1898-1946 / Tessa Winkelmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winkelmann, Tessa, 1981- author.

Series:

United States in the world.

Cornell scholarship online.

The United States in the world

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miscegenation (Racist theory)--Social aspects--Philippines.

Miscegenation (Racist theory).

Miscegenation (Racist theory)--Political aspects--Philippines.

Interracial couples--Philippines.

Interracial couples.

Interracial marriage--Philippines.

Interracial marriage.

Multiracial families--Philippines.

Multiracial families.

Multiracial children--Philippines.

Multiracial children.

Philippines--Colonization--Social aspects.

Philippines.

Philippines--History--1898-1946.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023.

Summary:

In Dangerous Intercourse, Tessa Winkelmann examines interracial social and sexual contact between Americans and Filipinos in the early 20th century via a wide range of relationships - from the casual and economic to the formal and long term. Winkelmann argues that such intercourse was foundational not only to the colonisation of the Philippines but also to the longer, uneven history between the two nations. Although some relationships between Filipinos and Americans served as demonstrations of US 'benevolence,' too-close sexual relations also threatened social hierarchies and the so-called civilizing mission. For the Filipino, Indigenous, Moro, Chinese, and other local populations, intercourse offered opportunities to negotiate and challenge empire, though these opportunities often came at a high cost for those most vulnerable.

Contents:

Introduction: Dangerous Intercourse: Romantic Pretense and Colonial Violence

Marshalling Interracial Intercourse during the Philippine-American War, 1898-1902

Colonial "Frontiers": Empire Building and Intercourse in the Northern and Southern Philippines

Colonial Sociality and Policing Dangerous Intercourse, 1898-1907

The Trials of Intercourse: Criminality and Illegitimacy in the Colonial Courts

Depicting Dangerous Intercourse: Sam and Maganda on the Pages of Empire

Making Mestizos: Filipino American Mixed-Race Children and Discourses of Belonging, 1898 and Beyond

Conclusion: "My Filipino Baby," Absolution, and the Aftermath of an Imperial Romance.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5017-6708-9

9781501767098

OCLC:

1312652385