You’ve heard the terms Latin American, Hispanic and Latino. Some might believe that they’re pretty much the same… they are NOT. So what is Latin America? And where does the term Hispanic fit in? Take…
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The Gender Constructs of Marianismo and Machismo and the Roles of La Malinche and the Virgen de Guadalupe (Part III)
In Part 1 of this topic, we defined and compared Machismo and Marianismo. In Part 2 we discussed the history and symbolism of La Virgen de Guadalupe. In this third and final segment we will explore the second archetype…
The Gender Constructs of Marianismo and Machismo and the Roles of La Malinche and the Virgen de Guadalupe (Part II)
In Part 1 of this topic, we defined and compared Machismo and Marianismo. In Parts 2 and 3 we’ll discuss the two archetypes against which women are judged: La Virgen de Guadalupe and La Malinche. In academic…
The Gender Constructs of Marianismo and Machismo and the Roles of La Malinche and the Virgen de Guadalupe (Part I)
One of the topics we cover in Intro to Latin American Studies is Gender in Latin America. Of course, this is a huge topic, upon which many research studies, books, thesis papers and projects have…