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Masquerade and social justice in contemporary Latin American fiction
- Title
- Masquerade and social justice in contemporary Latin American fiction / Helene Carol Weldt-Basson.
- Author
- Weldt-Basson, Helene Carol, 1958-
- Publication
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2017.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 226 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Contemporary Latin American fiction establishes a unique connection between masquerade, frequently motivated by stigma or trauma, and social justice. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines philosophy, history, psychology, literature, and social justice theory, this study delineates the synergistic connection between these two themes. Weldt-Basson examines fourteen novels by twelve different Latin American authors: Mario Vargas Llosa, Sergio Galindo, Augusto Roa Bastos, Fernando del Paso, Mayra Santos-Febres, Isabel Allende, Carmen Boullosa, Antonio Benítez-Rojo, Marcela Serrano, Sara Sefchovich, Luisa Valenzuela, and Ariel Dorfman. She elucidates the varieties of social justice operating in the plots of contemporary Latin American novels: distributive, postmodern/feminist, postcolonial, transitional, and historical justices. The author further examines how masquerade and disguise aid in articulating the theme of social justice, why this is important, and how it relates to Latin American history and the historical novel."--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Disguise and Distributive Justice -- La comparsa by Sergio Galindo and El paraiso en la otra esquina and Travesuras de la nina mala / Mario Vargas Llosa -- 2. Postmodern Justice -- Ethical Feminism in Isabel Allende's Hija de la fortuna, Antonio Benitez-Rojo's Mujer en traje de batalla, Marcela Serrano's Nuestra senora de la soledad, and Sara Sefchovich's La senora de los suehos -- 3. Postcolonial Structural Justice -- Isabel Allende's Zorro and Carmen Boullosa's Duerme -- 4. Allegories of Transitional Justice -- Masquerade in Novela negra con argentinos by Luisa Valenzuela and Mascara by Ariel Dorfman -- 5. Historical Justice -- Masquerade and Trauma in Augusto Roa Bastos's El fiscal, Mayra Santos-Febres's Fe en disfraz, and Fernando del Paso's Noticias del imperio.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-9739
- ISBN
- 9780826358158
- 0826358152
- LCCN
- 2016031607
- OCLC
- 961266380
- Author
- Weldt-Basson, Helene Carol, 1958- author.
- Title
- Masquerade and social justice in contemporary Latin American fiction / Helene Carol Weldt-Basson.
- Publisher
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2017.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-2099
- Other Form:
- Online version: Weldt-Basson, Helene Carol, 1958- Masquerade and social justice in contemporary Latin American fiction. First edition. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2017 9780826358165 (DLC) 2016049216
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-9739