Technified Muses - Reconfiguring National Bodies in the Mexican Avant-Garde

In this volume, Sara Potter uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and literature from the 1920s to the present, examining genres including science fiction, cyberpunk, and popular fiction.

About the author

Sara A. Potter is associate professor of Spanish at the
University of Texas at El Paso.

Summary

Uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and literature from the 1920s to the present.

Product details

• Authors: Sara A Potter, Sara A. Potter
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2024
• EAN: 9781683404323
• ISBN: 978-1-68340-432-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries