Rea, L. (2015) Afro-porteñas in Héctor Pedro Blomberg’s Historical Romances. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies , 92 (5). pp. 583-600. ISSN 1475-3839
Abstract
In the work of the Generation of 1837, the barbarous nature of General Juan Manuel de Rosas’s regime (1829–1852) is confirmed, in part, through his identification with the Afro-Argentine population. Written in the 1930s, and sometimes in conjunction with Carlos Maz Viale Paz, Héctor Pedro Blomberg’s historical romances set in the Rosas era include a number of Afro-porteña characters who address their condemning portrayal in liberal texts as willing accomplices to Rosas’s brutal regime. Even when such stereotypes are challenged, however, these Afro-porteñas have no place in a nation in which the liberal values of the Generation of 1837 are upheld. The black women must make way for their white counterparts and Blomberg’s historical romances can be read as justification for the sharp decline in the African population by the 1930s. This article examines Afro-porteña characters in the historical romances La Pulpera de Santa Lucía, La Mazorquera de Monserrat, La Guitarrera del Cerrito, La Mulata del Restaurador and in Blomberg and Viale Paz’s serialized radio drama Bajo la Santa Federación.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Liverpool University Press. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of Languages and Cultures (Sheffield) > Hispanic Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2014 18:36 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2017 03:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/bhs.2015.34 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3828/bhs.2015.34 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81606 |