Militarized Masculinity Boys’ Socialization and the Postwar Graphic Novel of Carlos Giménez (original) (raw)

The paper explores the concept of militarized masculinity as depicted in Carlos Giménez's graphic novels, particularly focusing on how institutions in Francoist Spain shaped male identities through indoctrination and socialization. It argues that the societal framework imposed by the Franco regime privileged a specific notion of masculinity rooted in violence, religious zeal, and a commitment to patriarchy, influencing cultural outputs such as comic books that both reflected and perpetuated these ideals. Giménez's work, while critiquing this militarized masculinity, also serves as a vehicle for collective memory and the reclamation of personal and national history.