Performing Honor: Seduction cases in Twentieth-Century Puerto Rico
Author:
Soto Estremera, Victoria, History - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Soto Estremera, Victoria, History - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Klubock, Thomas, History, University of Virginia
Klubock, Thomas, History, University of Virginia
Abstract:
This Master's Thesis analyzes early-twentieth-century (1902-1922) cases of seducción in Puerto Rico to study the tensions and negotiations between working-class Puerto Ricans, elites, and colonial officials’ ideas over family, honor, gender, morality, and marriage. It argues that although the Hispanic script of honor of nineteenth-century Puerto Rico was valuable and relevant, the new historical developments of legalization of divorce, U.S. imperialism, women’s entrance to the labor force, and anarcho-feminist movements opened new spaces for working-class Puerto Ricans to challenge the elite and colonial-promoted morality and mechanisms of sexual control.
Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
Gender and Sexuality, Legal History, Puerto Rico, U.S. Imperialism, Honor, Marriage, Feminism and Women's Studies, Latin American History, Caribbean History
Gender and Sexuality, Legal History, Puerto Rico, U.S. Imperialism, Honor, Marriage, Feminism and Women's Studies, Latin American History, Caribbean History
Language:
English
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
2024/04/30
2024/04/30