"A Crisis of Identity explores the construction of identity and society's influence in four Spanish plays and discusses parallels to these works in popular culture. Through close reading and analysis covering race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality,...
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Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
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"A Crisis of Identity explores the construction of identity and society's influence in four Spanish plays and discusses parallels to these works in popular culture. Through close reading and analysis covering race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, the author uncovers what lies behind the mask of each play's characters"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis: Marvelous illusions: the issue of pureza de sangre and ethnic identity in El retablo de las maravillas -- A "monstrous" problem: examining issues of race in Virtudes vencen señales -- Struggling with the mask of conformity: desire and sexual Identity in El público -- Living beyond the binary: questioning socially accepted gender roles in La llamada de Lauren.