Una nación moderna. Masculinidades españolas postimperiales frente a Guinea Ecuatorial

Abstract

The article analyses a set of discourses about the Spanish nation that depict Spain like a modern nation compared to its ancient colony Equatorial Guinea, in the last two decades. It addresses the interrelation between national discourses and gender that informs a batch of essays and literary works set in the ancient colony. It studies different models of masculinity that have been identified with the Spanish nation to defend its positive influence and civilizing role for the African country. The last one has been conceived like an underdeveloped country and their people considered in need of the aid of the ex metropolis in order to progress. The paper identifies and studies two models of masculinity: the archetype of the explorer, which resignifies a colonial model, and the archetype of the cosmopolitan homosexual man.