Reversible America: Cowboys, Clowns, and Bullfighters

Rodeo, cattle ranching, and bullfighting converge in the arenas of race, gender, and ethics in Reversible America. In Southwestern California, these sports manifest in spectacular expressions of transcultural interactions that continue to develop through border crossings. Using an interdisciplinary scope, this unique look into the subculture negotiates the paradoxes and connections between the popular American performances, Iberian bullfighting, and Native American hunting methods, along with the relationship between human and non-human beings, and systems of value across borders.

Jean-Baptiste Maudet Professor of Geography at Pau et pays de l’Adour University and Member of TRansitions Energétiques et Environnementales (TREE), CNRS. Maudet is the author of Matador Yankee (2019, Passage), Geografía de la Tauromaquia (2018, Universidad de Sevilla), and Terres de taureaux (2018, Casa de Velazquez).