Afro-Cuban Costumbrismo

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ISBN: 9780813041643 | 0813041643
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/16/2012

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Costumbrismo, a term referring to depictions of life Latin America during the nineteenth century, introduced some of the earliest black themes in Cuban literature. Rafael Ocasio delves into this literature to offer a new perspective on the development of Cuban identity, as influenced by black culture and religion, during the sugarcane boom.

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Preface: A Mulato Fino in the Twenty-First Century-A Personal Reflection	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xviii
A Note on Translations	p. xix
Introduction: Nineteenth-Century Costumbrista Writers on the Slave Trade and on Black Traditions in Cuba	p. 1
Cuban Costumbrista Portraits of Slaves in Sugarmills: Essays by Anselmo Suárez y Romero	p. 13
Juan Francisco ManzanoÆs Autobiografía de un esclavo: Self-Characterization of an Urban Mulato Fino Slave	p. 60
Urban Slaves and Freed Blacks: Black Women's Objectification and Erotic Taboos	p. 87
The Costumbristas' Views of Manly Black Males: Uppity Blacks and Thugs	p. 120
Depictions of the Horrific "Unseen": Cuban Creole Religious Practices	p. 159
Conclusion: Costumbrista Essays on Blacks: Nineteenth-Century Preconceived Notions of Civility	p. 201
Notes	p. 209
Bibliography	p. 213
Index	p. 223
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