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Homosexuality and the Repression of Intellectuals in Fresa y chocolate and Máscaras
Article first published online: 5 APR 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-9856.1999.tb00185.x
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WILKINSON, S. (1999), Homosexuality and the Repression of Intellectuals in Fresa y chocolate and Máscaras. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 18: 17–33. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-9856.1999.tb00185.x
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- Article first published online: 5 APR 2005
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Keywords:
- homosexual;
- intellectuals;
- Cuba;
- rights;
- the West;
- repression
Abstract The aim of this article is to examine and compare how the repression of homosexuals and intellectuals is portrayed in two recent Cuban fictional narratives: the film, Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) (Gutierrez Alea et al., 1993) and the detective novel, Mascaras (Masks) (Padura Fuentes Mascaras, Tusquets, Barcelona, 1997). It discusses how these narratives document the history of both these phenomena and evaluates how they might contribute to a better understanding of the process of fundamental social and cultural transformation which the Revolution is experiencing following the collapse of the Soviet Union.