Masculinity after Trujillo: The Politics of Gender in Dominican Literature
Maja Horn
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Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 2ADS; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Any observer of Dominican political and literary discourse will quickly notice how certain notions of hyper-masculinity permeate the culture. Many critics will attribute this to an outgrowth of “traditional” Latin American patriarchal culture. Masculinity after Trujillo demonstrates why they are mistaken.
In this extraordinary work, Maja Horn argues that this common Dominican attitude became ingrained during the dictatorship (1930–61) of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, as well as through the U.S. military occupation that preceded it. Where previous studies have focused mainly on Spanish colonialism and the controversial sharing of the island with Haiti, Horn emphasizes the underexamined and lasting influence ... Read more
Any observer of Dominican political and literary discourse will quickly notice how certain notions of hyper-masculinity permeate the culture. Many critics will attribute this to an outgrowth of “traditional” Latin American patriarchal culture. Masculinity after Trujillo demonstrates why they are mistaken.
In this extraordinary work, Maja Horn argues that this common Dominican attitude became ingrained during the dictatorship (1930–61) of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, as well as through the U.S. military occupation that preceded it. Where previous studies have focused mainly on Spanish colonialism and the controversial sharing of the island with Haiti, Horn emphasizes the underexamined and lasting influence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813054001
SKU
V9780813054001
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About Maja Horn
Maja Horn is assistant professor of Spanish and Latin American cultures at Barnard College, USA.
Reviews for Masculinity after Trujillo: The Politics of Gender in Dominican Literature
“Provides an insightful look at the persistent power of masculinism in Dominican post-dictatorship politics and literature.”—Ignacio López-Calvo, author of God and Trujillo “The ideas about masculinization of power developed by Horn are important not only to Dominican scholarship but also to Caribbean and other Latin American students of the intersection of history, political power, and gendered practices and discourses.”—Emilio ... Read more