Abstract

This paper studies the relationship between gender, sexuality and nation in late Francoist popular culture, exploring and comparing different and conflicting representations of masculinity and femininity. The analysis focuses mostly on how popular film comedy engages with existing sexological discourses disseminated through medical essays or sex manuals. In this sense, attention is particularly paid to filmic representations of marital relations and to the cultural pervasiveness of the figure of the polygamous, lustful, and adulterous macho ibérico. It is contended that sexological discourses expressed concern about a ‘sexual divorce’, which referred to the inability of men and women to function sexually together. At the same time, anxieties were voiced about the so-called female frigidity. This condition was blamed on the sexual ineptitude of Spanish men, which ultimately rested on the primitive and selfish character underlying their national and racial nature. Finally, it is argued that these discourses showcase diverse narratives about gender and nation against the backdrop of a crisis of masculinity.

摘要

本文研究晚期佛朗哥流行文化中性别、性与民族之间的关系，探索和比较男性气质和女性气质的不同和冲突表征。分析主要集中在流行电影喜剧如何与通过医学论文或性手册传播的现有性学话语互动。在这个意义上，特别关注婚姻关系的电影表现以及一夫多妻、好色和通奸的伊比利亚男子形象的文化普遍性。. 有人争辩说，性学话语表达了对“性离婚”的担忧，它指的是男性和女性无法共同进行性行为。与此同时，人们对所谓的女性性冷淡表达了担忧。这种情况被归咎于西班牙男性的性无能，最终归咎于他们民族和种族本性背后的原始和自私性格。最后，有人认为这些话语在男性气质危机的背景下展示了关于性别和国家的不同叙事。