In this Book
- Despotic Bodies and Transgressive Bodies: Spanish Culture from Francisco Franco to Jesus Franco
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: State University of New York Press
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— PavlovicŒ 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. Combining a strong theoretical background with a detailed study of marginalized texts (La fiel infantería), genres (the Spanish comedy known as the comedia sexy celtibérica), and film directors (Jesús Franco), PavlovicŒ reveals the construction of Spanish national identity through years of cultural tensions.
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Additional Information
ISBN
9780791487693
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
55771260
Pages
167
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No