University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Latin American Studies ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 7-1-2010 Marginality, Mayhem and Middle Class Anxieties: Imaginaries of Masculinity and Urban Violence in Contemporary Mexican and Brazilian Film Jeremy Lehnen Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds Recommended Citation Lehnen, Jeremy. "Marginality, Mayhem and Middle Class Anxieties: Imaginaries of Masculinity and Urban Violence in Contemporary Mexican and Brazilian Film." (2010). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds/2 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Latin American Studies ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. MARGINALITY, MAYHEM AND MIDDLE CLASS ANXIETIES: IMAGINARIES OF VIOLENCE AND MASCULINITY IN CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN AND BRAZILIAN FILM BY JEREMY L. LEHNEN B.A., Spanish, Gonzaga University, 1996 M.A., Spanish, Vanderbilt University, 1998 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Latin American Studies The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico JULY, 2010 DEDICATION A mi G. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my dissertation director Margo Milleret for her insights and guidance as well as the intellectual space and support that she offered me throughout the research and writing of this project. I would also like to express my gratitude to the other members of my committee: Diana Rebolledo, Rich Wood and Emanuelle Oliveira. Your criticism and encouragement was truly the backbone of this dissertation.