Masculinity is not a monolithic phenomenon but a historically discontinuous onea fabrication as it were of given cultural circumstances. Because of its opacity and instability masculinity like more recognizable systems of oppression resists discernibility. In Macho Ethics Masculinity and SelfRepresentation in LatinoCaribbean Narrative Jason Cortes seeks to reveal the inner workings of masculinity in the narrative prose of four major Caribbean authors the Cuban Severo Sarduy the Dominican American Junot Diaz and the Puerto Ricans Luis Rafael Sanchez and Edgardo Rodriguez Julia. By exploring the relationship between ethics and authority the legacies of colonial violence the figure of the dictator the macho and the dandy the logic of the Archive the presence of Oscar Wilde and notions of trauma and mourning Macho Ethics fills a gap surrounding issues of power and masculinity within the Caribbean context and draws attention to what frequently remains invisible and unspoken. show more