“A REAL FUCKING MAN”: EXPLORING CHICANO MIGRANT MASCULINITIES IN MEN WITHOUT BLISS BY RIGOBERTO GONZÁLEZ FROM AN ECTOPIC PERSPECTIVE
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https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL2022.i25.23Keywords:
Rigoberto González, masculinities, ectopic literature, chicanidadAbstract
This project introduces the work of the Mexican-American author Rigoberto González into the Spanish literary panorama and focuses on his short story collection Men without Bliss. For an exhaustive analysis of his work, the starting point will be the analytical tool established by Tomás Albaladejo (2011) and his definition of "ectopic literature" which provides tools to study migratory processes through literary works. As presented in other studies dealing with this theoretical background, we would emphasize the relationship between gender and migration. A detailed reading of Men without Bliss aim to confirm the traces of ectopic literature in his short-story collection. The examination of migration in González’s short-stories, and particularly the way(s) men experience processes of displacement are the main objectives of this work. By exploring this short-story collection, we focus on the concept of intersectionality and identify how González depicts “traditional masculinity” and patriarchy as source for unhappiness.
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