WLC 310 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hypermasculinity, Cuban Law, Martinique
27 Jul 2018
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New latin american cinema" - production of films and manifestos by critics and filmmakers. Headed primarily by filmmakers in argentina, brazil & cuba. Conceived film as a form of oppositional practice with aim of denouncing underdevelopment & economic dependence. Based on concept that film could as a medium could transform social practice through its radical appeal to its audience. Brought life to a cinematic culture with lots of movie-goers. During the revolution: homosexuality was viewed as going against the ideal of the hypermasculine revolutionary and was therefore deemed incompatible with the regime. Some straight cubans pretended to be gay in order to obtain the necessary government clearances and permissions to leave the island. In the united states, the national gay task force (ngtf) estimated that out of a total of some 125,000 who left cuba at that time, between 2,000 and. 10,000 of the refugees were gay men and lesbians.
