Despotic bodies and transgressive bodies : Spanish culture from Francisco Franco to Jesús Franco / Tatjana Pavlovic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pavlovic, Tatjana.

Series:

SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts, Spanish--20th century.

Arts, Spanish.

Popular culture--Spain--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

Fascism and culture.

Arts--Political aspects.

Human body--Symbolic aspects.

History.

Spain.

Human body--Symbolic aspects--Spain--History--20th century.

Human body.

Gender identity in art.

Arts--Political aspects--Spain.

Arts.

Fascism and culture--Spain.

Physical Description:

vii, 159 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2003]

Summary:

Focusing on Spanish culture and society in the second half of the Twentieth century, Despotic Bodies and Transgressive Bodies traverses a variety of disciplines: literature, film studies, cultural studies, feminist theory, and history, to examine crucial moments of cultural transition. Beginning with an analysis of the period of autarky -- Spain's economic, cultural, and ideological isolation under Francisco Franco's regime -- Pavlovic then explores the tumultuous passage to capitalism in the late 1950s and 1960s. She follows this by revisiting the complex political situation following Franco's death and points out the difficulties in Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Despotic Body: Raza: Espiritu de Franco (1939-1952) 11

Chapter 2 The Traumatized Body: Tormenta de verano (1952-1962) 49

Chapter 3 The Authoritarian Body in Agony: El extrano viaje (1962-1975) 71

Chapter 4 The Perverse Body: Fuego en las entranas (1975-1985) 91

Epilogue: Transgressive Bodies of the Other Franco 107.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-153) and index.

ISBN:

0791455696

079145570X

OCLC:

50960868