| Galicia, a Sentimental Nation: Gender, Culture and Politics Contributor(s): Miguélez-Carballeira, Helena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708326536 ISBN-13: 9780708326534 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $154.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 869 |
| Series: University of Wales - Iberian and Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 275 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Galicia, a culturally distinct region in northwest Spain, has often been portrayed as a sentimental nation, a misty land of poets and legends. Here Helena Migu lez-Carballeira argues that this trope is a feminizing, colonial stereotype that has plagued Galician cultural history since the late nineteenth century. Migu lez-Carballeira combs the classic texts of Galician literary history to show how this trope has helped sustain the unequal power relation between Galicia and the Spanish state and how, as a consequence, questions of masculinity, morality, and respectability have played an essential role in Galicia's national construction. By examining how national discourses in Galicia have been affected by questions of gender and sexuality, Migu lez-Carballeira seeks to construct a new paradigm from which to study Galician cultural history and production. |
Contributor Bio(s): Miguelez-Carballeira, Helena: - Helena Miguélez-Carballeira is a lecturer in Hispanic studies and director of the Centre for Galician Studies at Bangor University, UK. |