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Auteur(s) : Estrada, Oswaldo
Titre(s) : Troubled memories [Texte imprimé] : iconic Mexican women and the traps of representation / Oswaldo Estrada
Publication : Albany (N.Y.) : State University of New York Press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV-244 p.) : ill. en coul. ; 24 cm
Collection : SUNY series. Genders in the global south
Lien à la collection : SUNY series. Genders in the Global South
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 219-237. Index
"In Troubled Memories, Oswaldo Estrada traces the literary representations of several
iconic Mexican women in the midst of neoliberalism, gender debates, and the widespread
commodification of cultural memory. Specifically, Estrada examines recent fictionalizations
of Malinche, Hernán Cortés's indigenous translator during the Conquest of Mexico;
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the famous baroque intellectual of New Spain; Leona Vicario,
a supporter of the Mexican War of Independence; the soldaderas (women soldiers) of
the Mexican Revolution, popularly known as Adelitas; and Frida Kahlo, the tormented
painter of the twentieth century. Long associated with gendered archetypes and symbols,
these women have achieved mythical status in Mexican culture and continue to play
a complex role in Mexican literature. Focusing on contemporary novels, plays, and
chronicles, Estrada interrogates how and why authors repeatedly recreate the lives
of these historical women from contemporary perspectives, often generating hybrid
narratives that fuse history, memory, and fiction. In so doing, he reveals the innovative
and, sometimes, troublesome ways in which authors can challenge or perpetuate gendered
conventions of writing women's lives. Consequently, this study highlights not only
the central place of historical women in contemporary Mexican culture, but also the
malleability of cultural memory, the role of affect in commercializing iconic figures,
and the persistence of gender norms and violence in Mexico"
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Mexican women and the traps of representation
Sujet(s) : Femmes -- Dans la littérature
Femmes -- Mexique -- Histoire
Littérature mexicaine -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
305.409 72 (23e éd.) = Femmes - Amérique centrale Mexique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781438471891. - ISBN 1438471890. - ISBN 1438471904. - ISBN 9781438471907. -
ISBN 9781438471914 (erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45681904z
Notice n° :
FRBNF45681904
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Iconic Mexican women at the threshold of a new century ; Chapter I.
Forget me not: Malinche's struggles in twenty-first century Mexico ; Chapter II.
Impossible nun: Sor Juana and the traps of representation ; Chapter III. Leona Vicario:
the sweet mother of the nation ; Chapter IV. Si Adelita se fuera con otro...Soldaderas
of an unfinished revolution ; Epilogue. Espero alegre la salida: Frida Kahlo and
the never-ending torments of a female icon.
