Macho Ethics - Masculinity and Self-Representation in Latino-Caribbean Narrative (Hardcover)

Masculinity is not a monolithic phenomenon, but a historically discontinuous one-a fabrication as it were, of given cultural circumstances. Because of its opacity and instability, masculinity, like more recognizable systems of oppression, resists discernibility. In Macho Ethics: Masculinity and Self-Representation in Latino-Caribbean Narrative, Jason Cortes seeks to reveal the inner workings of masculinity in the narrative prose of four major Caribbean authors: the Cuban Severo Sarduy; the Dominican American Junot Diaz; and the Puerto Ricans Luis Rafael Sanchez and Edgardo Rodriguez Julia. By exploring the relationship between ethics and authority, the legacies of colonial violence, the figure of the dictator, the macho, and the dandy, the logic of the Archive, the presence of Oscar Wilde, and notions of trauma and mourning, Macho Ethics fills a gap surrounding issues of power and masculinity within the Caribbean context, and draws attention to what frequently remains invisible and unspoken.

General

Imprint:	Bucknell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature and Theory
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	Jason Cortes
Dimensions:	240 x 163 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-61148-637-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies
LSN:	1-61148-637-8
Barcode:	9781611486377

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