Beschreibung
This collection aims to explore the multifarious
manifestations of gender intrinsic to national ideologies,
the use of gender in the construction and development of
nation states, and the role of political, literary and
cinematographic discourses in cultural debates that define
national and international borders in postcolonial
societies.
The selected essays focus primarily on Europe and Latin
America and consider the implications of colonialism,
dictatorship and transition to democracy on national
identities as well as the deliberate use of gendered
language and images in the development of discourses of
hegemony, frequently used to underpin support for individual
political regimes, or as a call to arms to defend national
patrimony.
Lorraine Kelly is a lecturer in Spanish at
the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Tina-Karen Pusse is a Lecturer in German Literature at the
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the
National University of Ireland, Galway.
Jennifer Wood is a lecturer in Spanish at Aberystwyth University in Wales.
