Queer Transitions in Contemporary Spanish Culture: From Franco to LA MOVIDA

Queer Transitions in Contemporary Spanish Culture

Queer Transitions in Contemporary Spanish Culture From Franco to la Movida Gema Pérez-Sánchez State University of New York Press Publication of this book was assisted by a grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities. The cover art (entitled “Supermarx” by CEESEPE) is © 2007 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VEGAP, Madrid. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2007 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Michael Haggett Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pérez-Sánchez, Gema, 1965– Queer transitions in contemporary Spanish culture : from Franco to la movida / Gema Pérez-Sánchez. p. cm. — (Suny series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-7914-7173-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Spanish literature—20th century—History and criticism. 2. Homosexuality in literature. 3. Literature and society—Spain. 4. Fascism and literature—Spain . I. Title. pq6073.h65p47 2007 860.9'353—dc22 2006032682 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Pamela S. Hammons for her wisdom, love, and support. ...