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Title: Black woman as an erotic being in Spanish-Caribbean narrative.
Creator: Henry, Marlyn Fay., Florida Atlantic University, Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract/Description: Characterization of Black women as erotic beings in Spanish-Caribbean narrative has shifted significantly from 1880 to 1990. Their representation as totally submissive and erotic beings has evolved into that of socially conscious and self accepting Black women. In Villaverde's Cecilia Valdes (1882), Cecilia and Maria de la Regla are depicted as objects of male sexual desires. Diaz's Pascua in Cumboto (1948) and Asturias' Mulata de tal (1963), although eroticized, insinuate an underlying...
Show moreCharacterization of Black women as erotic beings in Spanish-Caribbean narrative has shifted significantly from 1880 to 1990. Their representation as totally submissive and erotic beings has evolved into that of socially conscious and self accepting Black women. In Villaverde's Cecilia Valdes (1882), Cecilia and Maria de la Regla are depicted as objects of male sexual desires. Diaz's Pascua in Cumboto (1948) and Asturias' Mulata de tal (1963), although eroticized, insinuate an underlying androgynous nature which makes them more assertive in their use of sexuality. However, it is contemporary women writers who dismantle the erotic stereotype: Ferre's "Cuando las mujeres quieren a los hombres" (1974) portrays a Black prostitute who, advances socially and economically. Cabrera's Nana in "La tesorera del diablo" (1971) is the bearer of ancestral knowledge and moral values, and Cartagena Portalatin's Aurora, in "La llamaban Aurora," (1978) speaks forcefully on social issues and fully accepts herself as a Black woman.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15115
Subject Headings: Latin American literature--History and criticism, Caribbean literature (Spanish), African American women in literature, Sex symbolism, Sex role in literature
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Penelope, Amalia, and Irene: Antonio Buero Vallejo's female protagonists and their created worlds.
Creator: Lopez, Brenda H., Florida Atlantic University, Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract/Description: Antonio Buero Vallejo is well-known for his modern Spanish tragedies. In La tejedora de suenos, Madrugada, and Irene o el tesoro, he presents three female protagonists, Penelope, Amalia, and Irene, who must struggle to overcome the boundaries placed on them by their assigned roles in society. Different from his male protagonists who resolve their problems within their normal environment, Buero Vallejo recognizes the inherent creativity of these women, who, in spite of their difficult...
Show moreAntonio Buero Vallejo is well-known for his modern Spanish tragedies. In La tejedora de suenos, Madrugada, and Irene o el tesoro, he presents three female protagonists, Penelope, Amalia, and Irene, who must struggle to overcome the boundaries placed on them by their assigned roles in society. Different from his male protagonists who resolve their problems within their normal environment, Buero Vallejo recognizes the inherent creativity of these women, who, in spite of their difficult circumstances and tragic flaws, find a solution to their challenging situations through the creation of alternate realities.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15084
Subject Headings: Buero Vallejo, Antonio,--1916---Criticism and interpretation, Spanish drama--20th century--History and criticism, Women in literature, Buero Vallejo, Antonio,--1916---Tejedora de sueños, Buero Vallejo, Antonio,--1916---Madrugada, Buero Vallejo, Antonio,--1916---Irene
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Title: Tejidos arquitectonicos: exploraciones de la dimimica entre el individuo y la ciudad en "Walking Around" de Pablo Neruda y Aura de Carlos Fuentes.
Creator: Palacio Paret, Alfredo, Erro-Peralta, Nora, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Silas Weir Mitchell in 1872 defined as "phantom limb" the sensation and feelings of anxiety, confusion and even pain the amputee receives from an absent body part. By extending this concept and applying it to the architectural imagery within literature, it is possible to observe the dynamics between the characters and their structural environment. This thesis explores the relation between spatial structure and identity in two Latin American works: "Walking Around" (1933) by Pablo Neruda and...
Show moreSilas Weir Mitchell in 1872 defined as "phantom limb" the sensation and feelings of anxiety, confusion and even pain the amputee receives from an absent body part. By extending this concept and applying it to the architectural imagery within literature, it is possible to observe the dynamics between the characters and their structural environment. This thesis explores the relation between spatial structure and identity in two Latin American works: "Walking Around" (1933) by Pablo Neruda and Aura (1962) by Carlos Fuentes. Both authors introduce architecture as an intrinsic element in the construction of their narrative; Neruda's poetic voice wanders around a seemingly living city, while Fuentes's characters abandon the city to become part of a house. The architectural imagery of both texts leads the reader to explore the construction of its literary subjects and to see the physical space as their "phantom limbs." This reading will elucidate the importance of architecture within Latin American literature as well as reveal the maneuvering of the structural representations in the construction of the Latin America identity.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000946
Subject Headings: Fuentes, Carlos--Aura--Criticism and interpretation, Neruda, Pablo,--1904-1973--Walking around--Criticism and interpretation, Architecture--Human factors, Symbolism in literature, Postmodernism (Literature), Imagery (Psychology) in literature
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Title: Y tu hijo tambien: La representacion de la masculinidad en la literature y el cine mexicanos (1915--2001).
Creator: Colhouer, John P., Florida Atlantic University, Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract/Description: In Mexico, fragmentation is an integral element in social, political, and literary realities expressing an inequality among its citizens. This disparity is reflected in literary and cinematic representations. The Mexican male is the agent that perpetuates the fractured society, and his representation in the arts reflects the impediments to social progress in both the heterosexual and homosexual communities. The novels Los de abajo, Pedro Paramo , and La muerte de Artemio Cruz, present the...
Show moreIn Mexico, fragmentation is an integral element in social, political, and literary realities expressing an inequality among its citizens. This disparity is reflected in literary and cinematic representations. The Mexican male is the agent that perpetuates the fractured society, and his representation in the arts reflects the impediments to social progress in both the heterosexual and homosexual communities. The novels Los de abajo, Pedro Paramo , and La muerte de Artemio Cruz, present the traditional Mexican male and images of masculinity in the heterosexual community. El vampiro de la Colonia Roma by Luis Zapata introduces the male homosexual character into Mexican discourse and implies how he is affected by fragmentation. The film Y tu mama tambien (2001) by Alfonso Cuaron proposes that inequality will be perpetuated if Mexican society does not change its views of what is to be considered "masculine."
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13229
Subject Headings: Masculinity--Mexico, Machismo--Mexico, Motion picture industry--Mexico, Motion pictures--Political aspects--Mexico
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Variations on the theme of alcoholism in Rosario Castellanos's indigenist literature: A multidisciplinary analysis.
Creator: Jarboe, Jill Fulton., Florida Atlantic University, Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract/Description: Alcoholism is one of the many grave social problems in Mexico that Rosario Castellanos depicts in her novels, short stories and plays. In her Indigenist works, Castellanos connects alcohol abuse to other social ills: poverty, violence, prejudice, exploitation of Indians and mistreatment of women and children. She has illuminated a complex, interconnected web of social crises of which alcohol is often at the center. Furthermore, anthropological, historical and medical studies on alcohol use in...
Show moreAlcoholism is one of the many grave social problems in Mexico that Rosario Castellanos depicts in her novels, short stories and plays. In her Indigenist works, Castellanos connects alcohol abuse to other social ills: poverty, violence, prejudice, exploitation of Indians and mistreatment of women and children. She has illuminated a complex, interconnected web of social crises of which alcohol is often at the center. Furthermore, anthropological, historical and medical studies on alcohol use in the locations and times in which these works take place indicate that her descriptions of the problems are based on fact. This analysis suggests that Castellanos has written about the alcohol issue in order to expose the facts surrounding it and to promote social change.
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Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14902
Subject Headings: Castellanos, Rosario--Criticism and interpretation, Drinking in literature, Indians of Mexico--Alcohol use
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Feminism and revolution: Ideological coalescence in Gioconda Belli's "La mujer habitada".
Creator: Tepper, Sandra., Florida Atlantic University, Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract/Description: The feminist ideology Gioconda Belli develops in La mujer habitada is a critique of the dictatorial and/or patriarchal restrictions which oppress her women characters. In the novel, the protagonists, Itza a mythological woman warrior from the time of the Spanish Conquest, and Lavinia, a Sandinista guerillera during the Somoza regime, are revolutionary characters who transgress the limitations inherent in the traditional societal roles of "passive" females. Itza challenges the pre-Colonial and...
Show moreThe feminist ideology Gioconda Belli develops in La mujer habitada is a critique of the dictatorial and/or patriarchal restrictions which oppress her women characters. In the novel, the protagonists, Itza a mythological woman warrior from the time of the Spanish Conquest, and Lavinia, a Sandinista guerillera during the Somoza regime, are revolutionary characters who transgress the limitations inherent in the traditional societal roles of "passive" females. Itza challenges the pre-Colonial and Colonial patriarchal ideology, while Lavinia seeks to undermine at once the official state discourse of the Somoza dictatorship, and the phallocentric revolutionary ideology of some of the Sandinistas. In the process, these female characters constitute themselves as subjects and challenge the male-centered canon that so often objectifies women and devalues their creativity.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15265
Subject Headings: Belli, Gioconda,--1948---Criticism and interpretation, Belli, Gioconda,--1948---Mujer habitada, Central American literature, Women in literature, Feminism and literature--Central America--History and criticism, Revolutionary literature, Latin American--History and criticism, Literature and revolutions, Feminist literary criticism, Politics and literature--Central America
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Title: The presence and progression of "saudade" in the poetry of Rosalia de Castro.
Creator: McCollum, Ruth Waltrip., Florida Atlantic University, Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract/Description: Saudade, a sentiment similar to but stronger than the English word "melancholy," has been a subject of much interest on the Iberian peninsula for centuries, especially among Galician-Portuguese writers. Rosalia de Castro, a nineteenth-century poet and author from Galicia, is recognized as one of Spain's most talented writers, partly because of her ability to express the various phases of a sentiment which is so difficult to understand. In her poetry Castro skillfully describes the feelings of...
Show moreSaudade, a sentiment similar to but stronger than the English word "melancholy," has been a subject of much interest on the Iberian peninsula for centuries, especially among Galician-Portuguese writers. Rosalia de Castro, a nineteenth-century poet and author from Galicia, is recognized as one of Spain's most talented writers, partly because of her ability to express the various phases of a sentiment which is so difficult to understand. In her poetry Castro skillfully describes the feelings of the Galician people and, in doing so, bares the depth of her own saudade. The loss of love and departure from one's homeland are aptly presented as causes of saudade as well as the poet's love for nature and longing to return to the beauty of her native province. In her personal suffering, Castro's longing evolves into a desire for death. Her expressions of this sentiment in verse induce in the reader a desire to learn more about this little-known province and its people.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15522
Subject Headings: Castro, Rosalʹia de,--1837-1885--Criticism and interpretation, Saudade (The Portuguese word), Galicia (Spain : Region)--In literature
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Title: Writing to Exist: Transformation and Translation into Exile.
Creator: Martin, Angela F., Erro-Peralta, Nora, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
Abstract/Description: Silenced for almost half a century, testimonies of those who lost the Spanish Civil War are now surfacing and being published. The origin of this dissertation was the chance discovery that Martín Herrera de Mendoza, a Spanish Civil War exile living in the United States, was truly a Catalonian anarchist named Antonio Vidal Arabí. This double identity was a cover for the political activist dedicated to the fight for change in the anarchist workers’ union CNT (National Confederation of Workers)...
Show moreSilenced for almost half a century, testimonies of those who lost the Spanish Civil War are now surfacing and being published. The origin of this dissertation was the chance discovery that Martín Herrera de Mendoza, a Spanish Civil War exile living in the United States, was truly a Catalonian anarchist named Antonio Vidal Arabí. This double identity was a cover for the political activist dedicated to the fight for change in the anarchist workers’ union CNT (National Confederation of Workers) and the FAI (Federation of Iberian Anarchists). He founded the FAI chapter in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and planned a failed assassination attempt on General Franco’s life in an effort to avoid the military takeover in 1936. This dissertation is the reconstruction of Antonio Vidal Arabí’s life narrative. It is based on the texts written during his seventeen-month stay as a refugee in Great Britain. Copies of his writings were left in a suitcase with a fellow anarchist who he instructed to have sent to his family upon his death. In 1989, “The English Suitcase” was delivered to his children in Barcelona. Based on his own account, this study follows his service as an intelligence agent for the Spanish Republic during the War. When it was over, he attempted to evacuate his family from France, to save them from the threat of the Nazi invasion and reunite with them in England or America. The analysis of the letters he wrote to his wife and children in France documents how he hid from Franco’s spies using his dual identity. In his letters, always signed as Martín Herrera de Mendoza, he invents a persona in order to help his family. The present study narrates his transformation into the persona he created and the events that brought about his translation into his “other.” Antonio Vidal Arabí’s bilinguism and biculturality is underlined as the main factors in his change into Martín Herrera de Mendoza. His was a voyage into exile documented by his own words; a story of survival and reinvention.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004803, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004803
Subject Headings: Herrera de Mendoza, Martín--Correspondence., Spain.--Ejército Popular de la República., Spain--History--República, 1931-1939., Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Personal narratives., Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Refugees--Great Britain--Personal narratives., Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands : Province)--Personal narraatives., Anarchists--Spain--History--20th century., Exiles' writings, Spanish--20th century.
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