Abstracts
Abstract
While pervasive through much of Cuban society, underground economies take on special significance within the LGBTQI+ community. Not only must we engage in deep contextualization and seek vernacular theorization within everyday life, but we must also consider queer timelines – queer temporalities as part of any analysis while simultaneously abandoning Global North identity categories as they relate to Global South performances. This essay is part of a larger project – a critical queer ethnography of Cuban everyday life – however with a focus on the negotiations of ethics, relationships, and community as a means of survival for individuals who are largely invisible to broader society. Though erased, ignored, and hidden, these individuals share universal characteristics which we must not exoticize in relation to our own experiences: food, sex, and housing are fundamental elements to life, regardless of privilege or legality.
Résumé
Bien qu’elles soient omniprésentes dans une grande partie de la société cubaine, les économies informelles revêtent une importance particulière au sein de la communauté LGBTQI +. Leur étude implique non seulement une contextualisation approfondie et une tentative de théorisation vernaculaire au sein de la vie quotidienne, mais il appert également de considérer les chronologies queer – les temporalités queer comme faisant partie de toute analyse, tout en abandonnant simultanément les catégories identitaires du Nord lorsqu’on se penche sur les performances du Sud. Ce texte s’inscrit dans un projet plus large, une ethnographie queer critique de la vie quotidienne cubaine. Il met l’accent sur les négociations éthiques, les relations sociales, et le rapport à la communauté comme moyen de survie pour des individus qui sont généralement invisibles dans la société au sens large. Bien qu’effacés, ignorés et dissimulés, ces individus partagent des caractéristiques universelles que nous ne devons pas exotiser par rapport à nos propres expériences: la nourriture, le sexe et le logement sont des éléments fondamentaux de la vie, quels que soient les conditions de privilège ou de légalité.
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