Gender Violence in Twenty-First-Century Latin American Women's Writing

How do contemporary female authors in Latin America tackle gender violence in their writings?

List of contents

Introduction

I: Columbia
1. Sadistic Sexual Femicide in Alejandra Jaramillo Morales's Acaso la muerte - Stephen M. Hart
2. Political Madness in Laura Restrepo's Delirio - Stephen M. Hart

II: Cuba
3. Homophobia in Ena Lucía Portela's Cien botellas en una pared - María E. López
4. Racism and gender violence in Wendy Guerra's Negra - María E. López

III: Argentina
5. Femicide in rural Argentina in Selva Almada's Chicas muertas - María E. López
6. The control over women's bodies in Claudia Piñeiro's Quién no - María E. López

IV: Chile
7. The Posthuman Female Body in Lockdown in Diamela Eltit's Fuerzas especiales - Stephen M. Hart
8. The Distant Death of a Female Body in Carla Guelfenbein's Contigo en la distancia - Stephen M. Hart

V: Mexico
9. Derogary hegemonic masculinity into Lydia Cacho's Ellos hablan - María E. López
10. Abjection of the female body inFernanda Melchor's Temporada de huracanes- María E. López

Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

María E. López, Stephen M. Hart

Summary

How do contemporary female authors in Latin America tackle gender violence in their writings?

Product details

• Authors: Stephen M Hart, Stephen M. Hart, Dr Maria Encarnacion Lopez, Maria Encarnaci Lopez, Maria Encarnacion Lopez, María Encarnación López
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781855663169
• ISBN: 978-1-85566-316-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Violence in the Hispanic and L; Violence in the Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories