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Reading Jose Marti from the Margins

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Reading Jose Marti from the Margins explores the construction of Cuban homophobia, racism, sexism, sinophobia and ethnic discrimination which continues unabetted today on both sides of the Florida Straits. The apotheosis of Marti and the falsification of his thoughts have made it difficult to provide a critical assessment of his contributions to the cause of political and social liberation. In his writings and in his declaration (Montecristo Manifesto), he is among the first Latin Americanists to envision the future of Cuba and the rest of Latin America with the full and equal inclusion of Indians and Blacks. However, he also unwillingly created the foundation for a paternalistic, colorblind social order which contributed to the marginalization of those who fell short of the cis-gendered male Eurocuban ideal. Relying primarily on Marti's own writings, some of which has yet to be translated into English, Miguel De La Torre provides a critical assessment of Marti and shows how some of his work contributes to the construction of intra-Cuban oppression.
Miguel De La Torre is an international scholar, documentarian, novelist, academic author, and scholar activist. He is professor of social ethics and Latinx studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver and author of over a hundred articles and over forty books.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes Concerning Translation Introduction Chapter 1:Marti, machos, y maricones: Complicity with Heteronormativity Chapter 2:Los indios: Complicity with Appropriation Chapter 3:Los negros: Complicity with Colorblindness Chapter 4:Los chinos: Complicity with Exclusion Chapter 5:Las mujeres: Complicity with Toxic Masculinity Bibliography
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