Mulata Nation: Visualizing Race and Gender in Cuba

by Alison Fraunhar

Book Overview

Throughout Cuban history, the mulata, a woman of mixed racial identity, features prominently in visual and performative culture. Tracing the figure through historical eras, Alison Fraunhar looks at the representation and performance in both elite and popular culture. She also tracks how characteristics associated with these women have accrued across the Atlantic world.

Widely understood to embody the bridge between European subject and African...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496825667
• ISBN13: 9781496825667
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"