Book Launch: Miltarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile
How does toxic masculinity intersect with military dictatorships? Join the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies to learn more and celebrate the publication of Militarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile: Remembering Violence through Film and Literature by Lisa Renee DiGiovanni, Cohen Institute Specialist for 2025-2026 and Keene State College Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Dr. DiGiovanni's book examines the right-wing military regimes of Francisco Franco in Spain and Augusto Pinochet in Chile to exemplify how militarized masculinity served to enforce political repression and instill fear. She achieves this through an in-depth examination of how literature and film illuminate often-overlooked relationships between masculinity, militarism, and violence. By analyzing representations in various cultural texts, Militarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile sheds light on the enduring mechanisms of power and control that continue to resonate today. This event will feature a video essay highlighting the main points of the book and a book signing.
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