Gender coloniality and its influence on the perception of black masculinity: a conflict in Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda’s antislavery message in Sab

• Autor: Santoni Morro, Isis A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.urp.edu.pe:article/6096
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/El_Palma_de_la_Juventud/article/view/6096
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Sab; Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; gender coloniality; black masculinity; antislavery; colonialidad de género; masculinidad negra; antiesclavismo

This article examines gender coloniality and its influence on the perception of black masculinity in Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda’s Sab. In the novel, the Afro-descendant man is perceived as a threat to the colonial order and white femininity, which betrays the «black fear». Important themes are presented in a superficial tone, as the protagonist’s goal is not to abolish slavery, but to free himself in order to love Carlota. From this it is identified that the novel’s anti-slavery message is ineffective, as Sab is a spokesperson for the white feminist struggle and is denied her own liberation by presenting the antislavery struggle as an inferior concern to women’s liberation.