Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Cañete-Quesada, Carmen
Abstract
Following the end of Fulgencio Batista’s regime and with the triumph of the Revolution in January 1959, the new government joined efforts to give voice to previously marginalized members of society. Examples of such marginalized groups included peasants, afro-Cubans, and other low-class citizens. But homosexuals did not fall under this social reform and were initially stigmatized with a conservative discourse. Reinaldo Arenas explores this issue in his autobiography Before Night Falls (1992). The text tells his story as a young man that was initially enthusiastic about the Cuban Revolution, but who later grew resentful towards an oppressive political system that led to his persecution, his incarceration, and finally in 1980 his exile. This research study explores Arenas’ queer approach for an alternative interpretation of Cuban society that challenges the Revolution’s homophobic political discourse during its first couple of decades.
Recommended Citation
Varela, Fernando, "Sexualidad, política y una narrativa queer de la Revolución cubana: El caso de Antes que anochezca (1992) de Reinaldo Arenas" (2015). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 219.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/219
Extent
87 p.
Identifier
FA00003662
Comments
Includes bibliography.