Bridging Continents

Cinematic and Literary Representations of Spanish and Latin American Themes

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Bridging Continents

Cinematic and Literary Representations of Spanish and Latin American Themes

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Collection of essays on Spanish and Latin American film and literature

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Chasqui
Language
English
Pages
230

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Table of Contents

Introduction. 5
Reassesing the Heritage: Colonial and Postcolonial Connections Between Latin America and Spain
Turning Cannibalism Inside Out: Re-reading the Chronicles in "Como era gostoso o meu frances". 11
Aguirre Goes to the Movies: Twentieth-Century Visions of Colonial-Era "Relaciones". 24
"Cuarteto de la Habana:" Filming the Foundational Romance in the Era of Global Sex Trade. 36
Screening African Immigration to Spain: "Las cartas de Alou" and "Bwana". 48
Spanish Nationalism(s): Border Crossing and Shifting Identities
Kitsch and Film in the Construction of the Francoist Nation. 63
Film Adaptations of Works by Exiled Novelists. 71
Textual Sreens and City Landscapes: Barcelona and the Touristic Gaze. 78
Basque Postnationalism, Identity Politics, and the Reconfiguration of Transgresion. 95
Breaking Ground: Twisted Youth and Gender Twists in the Spanish-Speaking World
"Pijos," Profs, and Other Perverts: Snuff and Other Genre Trouble in "Tesis". 111
Nihilism ans Simulacrum: The Two "Historias del Kronen". 122
"Vestidas, locas, mayates and machos:" History and Homosexuality in Mexican Cinema. 132
"Plata quemada:" Social Violence and Gay Idyll. 145
The Female Gaze the Male Perspective: Spanish American Literature and Film
Literary Long Shots and Close-up in the Works of Mariano Azuela and Francisco Ayala. 153
Borges's Women and Film. 166
Cinematic and Literary Interpretations in Juan Carlos Onetti's "El infierno tan temido". 176
"La pierna quebrada:" The Female Body and the Pre-Cinematic Gaze in "Tristana" and "Camila". 184

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Tempe, AZ

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Paperback
Pagination
230p.;
Number of pages
230

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OL24377682M

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A collection of essays on Spanish and Latin American film and literature. It also includes essays by fourteen renowned scholars.

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