Política y cultura de género en Nicaragua. Caso: Salvador Mendieta Cascante

The historical and political circumstances of the early 20th century in Nicaragua raised major challenges around ideas of model citizenship. The emphasis regarding citizenship came from the discourses on morality and chastity, of which much ink flowed from the hands of distinguished Nicaraguan intel...

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Main Author: Morales Mairena, Claudia
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: CIICLA, Universidad de Costa Rica 2018
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/intercambio/article/view/34647
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Summary:The historical and political circumstances of the early 20th century in Nicaragua raised major challenges around ideas of model citizenship. The emphasis regarding citizenship came from the discourses on morality and chastity, of which much ink flowed from the hands of distinguished Nicaraguan intellectuals, among them the Unionist Salvador Mendieta Cascante. This work focuses on analysis the speeches of Nicaraguan intellectuals, especially Mendieta’s about ideal gender construction: female/male. To do this, the article is mainly based on the analysis of personal diaries, moral exams, as well as his most important book, La Enfermedad de Centroamérica.