"In her latest book Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex (Duke UP 2024), Rodríguez traces how the figure of the puta -the whore, that enduring image of Latina feminine excess-has been constructed through criminal photography, documentary film, illustrated biographies, and photojournalism. Through stories of porn stars and masked wrestlers, street vendors and sexiles, she reveals how visual tropes of racial and sexual deviance have exposed women to stigma, misogyny, and violence."
"Through stories of porn stars and masked wrestlers, street vendors and sexiles, she reveals how visual tropes of racial and sexual deviance have exposed women to stigma, misogyny, and violence. Yet, within those same representations, Rodríguez lingers on moments of possibility-flickers of care, resistance, and connection that suggest more ethical ways of seeing and relating. Juana will unpack how sexuality becomes visible, politicized, and contested-and why those images matter for reimagining justice and care today."
Juana María Rodríguez examines how images shape perceptions of sexuality, race, and power through the figure of the puta—the whore, an image of Latina feminine excess. She traces its construction across criminal photography, documentary film, illustrated biographies, and photojournalism. Through stories of porn stars, masked wrestlers, street vendors, and sexiles, Rodríguez shows how visual tropes of racial and sexual deviance expose women to stigma, misogyny, and violence. Rodríguez also highlights moments of possibility within representations—flickers of care, resistance, and connection that suggest more ethical ways of seeing and relating. The talk connects visual politics to reimagining justice and care.
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