La natión viril. Imágenes masculinas de España en el africanismo reactionario después de la derrota de Annual (1921-1927)

Abstract

This article analyses Spanish colonial discourse about Morocco, concentrating on the Rif wars. The most reactionary sectors of the Army of Africa conceived this colonial project as one of national regeneration - one that would recover the inherent imperial nature of Spain. We analyse how the discourse generated by this nationalist project was based upon the recovery of an alleged national virility and how the nation was represented through male images. By focusing on masculinity, the article analyses how gender has been used to imagine the nation.