Flora M Gonzalez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3672467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Flora M Gonzalez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Flora M |
| FAMILY NAME | Gonzalez |
| SIGNATURE | GONZÁLEZ F M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mirta Yáñez’s Dystopic Vision of Havana
In her 2010 novel Sangra por la herida, the Cuban novelist, poet, and essayist Mirta Yáñez constructs a panoramic view of metropolitan Havana, following the model of Latin American fiction starting in the 1980s based on a revised version of the detective novel. Sangra por la herida functions best as a narrative that juxtaposes a dystopic vision of several neighborhoods in the city, with multiple narrative voices, mostly female, depicting the ever…
Cultural Mestizaje in the Essays and Poetry of Nancy Morejon
In the following pages, I explore the critical work and essays of the eminent Afro-Cuban poet Nancy Morejón (born in Havana 1944) as a gesture of mediation between the Afro-Cuban heritage (with its strong female contributions) that she fervently upholds and a Castro revolutionary mandate constricting the space available for discussions and considerations of race.1 Castro's much-quoted words are: "Within the Revolution everything, against the Revo…
Donde van a morir los elefantes
El autor refleja con viveza e ironia el contraste entre los topicos profesores norteamericanos y los clasicos intelectuales hispanoamericanos. Las diferencias, coincidencias e incompatibilidades entre ambos mundos estan tratadas de forma ingeniosa y expresiva, aunque con evidentes exageraciones caricaturescas. Resulta especialmente lograda y divertida la caracterizacion del ambiente que reina en el departamento donde trabaja el protagonista. Alli…
Cultural Mestizaje in the Essays and Poetry of Nancy Morejon
In the following pages, I explore the critical work and essays of the eminent Afro-Cuban poet Nancy Morejón (born in Havana 1944) as a gesture of mediation between the Afro-Cuban heritage (with its strong female contributions) that she fervently upholds and a Castro revolutionary mandate constricting the space available for discussions and considerations of race.1 Castro's much-quoted words are: "Within the Revolution everything, against the Revo…
Donde van a morir los elefantes
El autor refleja con viveza e ironia el contraste entre los topicos profesores norteamericanos y los clasicos intelectuales hispanoamericanos. Las diferencias, coincidencias e incompatibilidades entre ambos mundos estan tratadas de forma ingeniosa y expresiva, aunque con evidentes exageraciones caricaturescas. Resulta especialmente lograda y divertida la caracterizacion del ambiente que reina en el departamento donde trabaja el protagonista. Alli…
Cultural Mestizaje in the Essays and Poetry of Nancy Morejon
In the following pages, I explore the critical work and essays of the eminent Afro-Cuban poet Nancy Morejón (born in Havana 1944) as a gesture of mediation between the Afro-Cuban heritage (with its strong female contributions) that she fervently upholds and a Castro revolutionary mandate constricting the space available for discussions and considerations of race.1 Castro's much-quoted words are: "Within the Revolution everything, against the Revo…
Mirta Yáñez’s Dystopic Vision of Havana
In her 2010 novel Sangra por la herida, the Cuban novelist, poet, and essayist Mirta Yáñez constructs a panoramic view of metropolitan Havana, following the model of Latin American fiction starting in the 1980s based on a revised version of the detective novel. Sangra por la herida functions best as a narrative that juxtaposes a dystopic vision of several neighborhoods in the city, with multiple narrative voices, mostly female, depicting the ever…
Art (3 works) · Cuban History and Society (2 works) · History (2 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (2 works) · Latin American Literature Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Chorus (1 works)