Fatefully, Faithfully Feminist - A Critical History of Women, Patriarchy and Mexican National Discourse

This critical anthology of writings by Carlos Monsiväis represents a foundational set of texts by an exceptional (yet under-translated) Mexican cultural critic. Fatefully, Faithfully Feminist situates the urgencies of social movements as they developed in real time. Spanning from 1973 to 2008, Monsiváis's essays, which were originally compiled by scholar Marta Lamas, analyze the role of women in a patriarchal culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. This critical edition offers extensive annotation and cultural background to understand the cogent, but particularly Mexican arguments that Monsiváis makes, many of which are extremely relevant in today's political economy in the US and the world. Norma Klahn and Ilana Luna's translation, critical introduction, and commentary consider issues of context, history, and conventions, framing Monsiváis's debates in relation to global feminist history and human rights struggles.

About the author

Carlos Monsiváis (1938-2010) was and continues to be recognized as one of the most renowned Mexican cultural critics of the second half of the twentieth century.

Norma Klahn is a professor emerita and research professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Ilana Luna is an associate professor of Latin American studies and Spanish at Arizona State University.

Product details

• Authors: Marta Lamas, Carlos Monsivais, Carlos Lamas Monsivais, Carlos Monsiváis
• Assisted by: Norma Klahn (Editor), Ilana Luna (Editor)
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9780826506337
• ISBN: 978-0-8265-0633-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Critical Mexican Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories