Race, Ethnicity, and Sexuality: Intimate Intersections, Forbidden Frontiers

Morales-Diaz, Enrique, Ethnic Studies Review

One of the most significant points about Joane Nagel's text is its broad approach to the idea that ethnicity is sexualized and that the boundaries that on the surface seem to separate the two concepts are actually extremely thin and transparent. Thus, according to Nagel, "Ethnicity and sexuality are strained, but not strange bedfellows" (14). She supports this statement throughout her text, providing specific examples to argue her case. Her approach to the subject at hand also coincides with her goals for the book, "to illustrate the power and ubiquity of sexuality as a feature of racial, ethnic, and national identities, boundaries, and tensions" (4). Another one of her goals is connected …

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Publication information: Article title: Race, Ethnicity, and Sexuality: Intimate Intersections, Forbidden Frontiers. Contributors: Morales-Diaz, Enrique - Author. Journal title: Ethnic Studies Review. Volume: 28. Issue: 1 Publication date: January 1, 2005. Page number: 82. © National Association for Ethnic Studies Summer 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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