La representación de la masculinidad y la violencia de género en la novela española de la posguerra
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- 2014-11-07
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While it may be argued that aggression against women is part of a culture of violence deeply rooted in Spanish society, the gender-related violence that exists in today’s Spain is more specifically a legacy of Franco’s dictatorship (1939-1975). Franco’s Spain endorsed unequal gender relations, championed patriarchal dominance and power over women, and imposed models of hegemonic and authoritarian masculinities that internalized violence by rendering it a feature inseparable from manhood and virility. This dissertation provides a comprehensive analysis of masculinity and gender violence in Franco’s Spain, by analyzing the novel as the primary cultural vehicle of social criticism and political dissent against the new regime during a period (1939-1962) dominated by silence and censorship. The first part of this work defines and elucidates the concepts of masculinity and gender violence and the relationship between them. It also compares the significant social and cultural achievements of Spanish women during the Second Republic (1931-1939) with the reactionary curbing of those achievements during Francoism. The second part of this research presents a multidisciplinary analysis of masculinity and gender violence in three novels: Nada (1944) by Carmen Laforet, Juegos de manos (1954) by Juan Goytisolo and Tiempo de silencio (1962) by Luis Martin Santos. Through the literary representation of different models of masculinity and the psychological and social parameters that encourage and incite gender violence, these authors conceptualize and express their political ideology, as well as their symbolic interpretation of Francoist Spain.
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Pastor, Alfredo M
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- Florida International University Libraries
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- Spanish
Literature
Masculinities
Gender Violence
Gender Studies
History
Spanish Postwar
Francoism
Ideology
Arts and Humanities
Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence
European History
Gender and Sexuality
History of Christianity
History of Gender
Modern Languages
Modern Literature
Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Spanish Literature
Women's History
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- Pastor, Alfredo M. La representación de la masculinidad y la violencia de género en la novela española de la posguerra. 2014-11-07. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1658. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- Pastor, Alfredo M, (2014-11-07) La representación de la masculinidad y la violencia de género en la novela española de la posguerra. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1658
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- Pastor, Alfredo M. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1658>.