José Martí: Images of Memory and Mourning

174 Pages·2012·3.399 MB·English

by  Emilio Bejel (auth.)

José Martí

José Martí
Images of Memory and Mourning
Emilio Bejel
josé martí
Copyright © Emilio Bejel, 2012.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-34075-6
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ISBN 978-1-349-34343-0 ISBN 978-1-137-12265-0 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9781137122650
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bejel, Emilio
José Martí : images of memory and mourning / Emilio Bejel.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-349-34343-0
1. Martí, José, 1853–1895—Monuments—Social aspects—Cuba. 2. Martí, José,
1853–1895—Portraits—Social aspects—Cuba. 3. Memorialization—Social aspects—
Cuba. 4. Memorials—Social aspects—Cuba. 5. Visual sociology—Cuba. I. Title.
F1783.M38B35 2012
972.9106092—dc23
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First edition: September 2012
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I dedicate this book to my dear in- laws, James and Virginia Gibbs

Contents
List of Figures xi
About the Artist xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
1 Gaze, Intentionality, and Manipulation 17
2 Battling for the National Icon 45
3 The Filming of a Memory 67
4 Melancholia for Martí 87
Afterthoughts: Resisting Cuban Melancholia 115
Notes 121
Bibliography 145
Index 157