Performers, spaces and dizziness anthropology in the study of LGBT's sexualities and cruising spaces

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José Ricardo Fortes Sampaio
Rafael Brito Pamplona

Abstract

This article is an initial research that arises from the involvement with the spaces occupied by sexual relations in Teresina and specifically in the analysis of a cruising spot frequented by the search for sex between men, named as dizziness and based on studies by authors like Peter Fry, Edward Macrae and Néstor Perlongher, the research seeks to reflect on how the production and reproduction of these spaces arose in Brazil and an introductory reflection on dizziness: on their production, on the individuals who compose them, on the processes, codes and an initial analysis on a series of norms that the territory can code for the consumption of the wishes of individuals. Therefore, a sensitive anthropological analysis on the history of movements and occupation of these spaces that reflect on a reflection of dizziness.


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SAMPAIO, J. R. F.; PAMPLONA, R. B. Performers, spaces and dizziness: anthropology in the study of LGBT’s sexualities and cruising spaces. Journal of Social Sciences, Humanities and Research in Education, v. 1, n. 1, p. 18-23, 30 Jun. 2018.
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José Ricardo Fortes Sampaio, Federal University of Piauí - UFPI

Master's degree in Anthropology from the Federal University of Piauí.

Rafael Brito Pamplona, Santo Agostinho University Center - UNIFSA

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from the University Center Santo Agostinho

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