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T1 Performing masculinity, performing the self: Rudolfo Anaya's Bless me, Ultima and Heart of Aztlan
A1 Wehbe Herrera, Aishih
K1 Masculinidad
K1 Anaya, Rudolfo
AB This article explores how Bless Me, Ultima and Heart of Aztlan, the two earliest novels byacclaimed Chicano writer Rudolfo Anaya, problematise and negotiate Chicano masculinityissues. I will focus on the main characters of the novels, who, at different vital moments oftheir lives, question the meaning of manhood amidst important socio-economic changes andconflicting cultural traditions. Anaya reveals the complexity of being “mestizo” in Americansociety, and exposes how hegemonic standards of masculinity are Manichean, restrictive andreliant on gender inequality. I will finally examine whether the novels challenge hegemonicgender orders, successfully negotiate non-heterosexist ideals of manhood, and ultimatelycontribute to the advancement of egalitarian gender relations for the Chicana/o community
PB Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones
SN 0211-5913
YR 2013
FD 2013
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 15-nov-2024