Macho Ethics Masculinity and Self-Representation in Latino-Caribbean Narrative [Paperback]

Macho Ethics: Masculinity and Self-Representation in Latino-Caribbean Narrative makes a contribution to Latin American literary and cultural studies by scrutinizing heteronormative notions of authority and power in the narrative works of Latino-Caribbean authors.Masculinity is not a monolithic phenomenon, but a historically discontinuous onea fabrication as it were, of given cultural circumstances. Because of its opacity and instability, masculinity, like more recognizable systems of oppression, resists discernibility. In Macho Ethics: Masculinity and Self-Representation in Latino-Caribbean Narrative, Jason Cort?s seeks to reveal the inner workings of masculinity in the narrative prose of four major Caribbean authors: the Cuban Severo Sarduy; the Dominican American Junot D?az; and the Puerto Ricans Luis Rafael S?nchez and Edgardo Rodr?guez Juli?. By exploring the relationship between ethics and authority, the legacies of colonial violence, the figure of the dictator, the macho, and the dandy, the logic of the Archive, the presence of Oscar Wilde, and notions of trauma and mourning, Macho Ethics fills a gap surrounding issues of power and masculinity within the Caribbean context, and draws attention to what frequently remains invisible and unspoken.IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Macho Ethics: Authority MattersChapter 1: Eerie Feelings: Spectral AuthorityChapter 2: The Sarduyan ParadoxChapter 3: The Sentimental EducationChapter 4: No Home-Run Hitter or Fly BachateroConclusionBibliographyJason Cort?s is assistant professor of Spanish and American studies at Rutgers University-Newark.