Homosexuality and the Repression of Intellectuals in Fresa y chocolate and Máscaras |
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Authors: | STEPHEN WILKINSON |
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Affiliation: | Department of Hispanic Studies, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK |
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Abstract: | Abstract The aim of this article is to examine and compare how the repression of homosexuals and intellectuals is portrayed in two recent Cuban fictional narratives: the film, Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) (Gutierrez Alea et al., 1993) and the detective novel, Mascaras (Masks) (Padura Fuentes Mascaras, Tusquets, Barcelona, 1997). It discusses how these narratives document the history of both these phenomena and evaluates how they might contribute to a better understanding of the process of fundamental social and cultural transformation which the Revolution is experiencing following the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
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Keywords: | homosexual intellectuals Cuba rights the West repression |
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