William Rowlandson
Biographic Data
| ID | 805128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Rowlandson |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Rowlandson |
| SIGNATURE | ROWLANDSON W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘I would rather go on being underdeveloped.’ Rereading and recontextualising Edmundo Desnoes's 1965 novel Memorias del subdesarrollo
This article follows two lines of inquiry. First, it provides a rereading of the novel Memorias del subdesarrollo (Desnoes 1965), suggesting that the protagonist, Sergio, is affected by the threat of nuclear war throughout the novel and that this fear dominates the text from the outset, and not just the novel's ending during the Missile Crisis of October 1962. It argues that Sergio's state of anxiety and inertia derive as much from this fear as f…
Sartre in Cuba–Cuba in Sartre
The Art of Ana Clavel
Che on My Mind ‐ by Randall, Margret
Randall, Margret (2013) Che on My Mind, Duke University Press ( Durham, NC and London), ix + 160 pp. £50.00 hbk. £13.99 pbk. Anyone writing about Che Guevara invariably begins by stating that there is already so much written about him; the implication being that there is always room for just one more book. Absolutely. Stories endure because they are told and retold. Che is mythic because people are fascinated by him, his story, his name, his imag…
Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Dismantling Political Mythologies
In light of the approaching fifty years of the Cuban Revolution and the ongoing interest in revolutionary images (Che Guevara exhibition at the RA summer 06), and in light of the recent death of Cuban author Guillermo Cabrera Infante, this article analyses Cabrera Infante’s essays of the collection Mea Cuba. The article argues essentially that many historical events and figures of the Cuban Revolution (up to today) have been recorded and understo…
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Dismantling Political Mythologies
In light of the approaching fifty years of the Cuban Revolution and the ongoing interest in revolutionary images (Che Guevara exhibition at the RA summer 06), and in light of the recent death of Cuban author Guillermo Cabrera Infante, this article analyses Cabrera Infante’s essays of the collection Mea Cuba. The article argues essentially that many historical events and figures of the Cuban Revolution (up to today) have been recorded and understo…
Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Che on My Mind ‐ by Randall, Margret
Randall, Margret (2013) Che on My Mind, Duke University Press ( Durham, NC and London), ix + 160 pp. £50.00 hbk. £13.99 pbk. Anyone writing about Che Guevara invariably begins by stating that there is already so much written about him; the implication being that there is always room for just one more book. Absolutely. Stories endure because they are told and retold. Che is mythic because people are fascinated by him, his story, his name, his imag…
Sartre in Cuba–Cuba in Sartre
The Art of Ana Clavel
‘I would rather go on being underdeveloped.’ Rereading and recontextualising Edmundo Desnoes's 1965 novel Memorias del subdesarrollo
This article follows two lines of inquiry. First, it provides a rereading of the novel Memorias del subdesarrollo (Desnoes 1965), suggesting that the protagonist, Sergio, is affected by the threat of nuclear war throughout the novel and that this fear dominates the text from the outset, and not just the novel's ending during the Missile Crisis of October 1962. It argues that Sergio's state of anxiety and inertia derive as much from this fear as f…
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