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How do female Chilean playwrights address historical trauma, gender critique and collective memory in post-dictatorship, democratic Chile? Dramaturgas Chilenas: Plays by Chilean Female Writers in the Early 21st Century features five, new, English translations of plays by Chile''s leading female playwrights, exploring and decoding their lived experience. Gathering together the plays and analysis by Chilean and U.S. editors, this collection enables English-speakers to engage with this contemporary canon for the very first time. From the shocking true story of women being coerced into serving as government spies, and heart-breaking accounts of the killings as the country returned to democracy, to examinations of young women protesting and demanding justice, this collection provides a wealth of insight into the contemporary, female Chilean experience. Featuring an introduction that contextualises the plays and their most prevalent themes, and critical essays that analyse the playwrights'' work, and how they address socio-political issues, this collection is a perfect introduction for those wishing to discover more about Chile and its remarkable theatre. This collection includes Medusa by Ximena Carrera (2010), School for Girls by Nona Fernandez (2015), The City of Fruit by Leyla Selman (2018), Hilda Pena by Isidora Stevenson Bordeu (2014) and Sentiments by Carla Zuniga M. (2013).
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Coca Duarte is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile School of Theatre, Santiago, Chile. She’s the author of Writing the Scene, Tracing the Present: Dramatic Strategies of the Chilean Theater 2007-2017 (2023). Her plays include Juana de Arco, Mala Leche, Mal and Plaga.Anne García-Romero is Professor of Theatre at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. She’s the author of The Fornés Frame: Contemporary Latina Playwrights and the Legacy of María Irene Fornés (2016). In 2018, she received a Luksic Foundation grant to teach in Chile. Her plays include Paloma, Juanita's Statue, Earthquake Chica, and Santa Concepcíon. www.annegarciaromero.comInés Stranger is Professor of Theatre at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile School of Theatre, Santiago, Chile. She’s the author of Playwriting Notebook: Theory, Technique and Exercises (2011). Her plays include Cariño, Malo, Malinche and Tálamo. She received the Fondo del Libro award from Chile’s Council on Art and Culture.
