Gender violence in twenty-first-century Latin American women's writing / María E. López, Stephen M. Hart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lopez, Maria Encarnacion, author.

Hart, Stephen M., author.

Series:

Violence in the Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds

Violence in the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin American literature--21st century--History and criticism.

Latin American literature.

Latin American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

Violence in literature.

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : Tamesis is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, 2022.

Summary:

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

Contents:

Front Cover

Table of Contents

Introduction

I - COLOMBIA

1. Sadistic sexual femicide in Morales's Acaso la muerte

2. Political madness in Restrepo's Delirio

II - CUBA

3. Homophobia in Portela's Cien botellas en una pared

4. Racism and gender violence in Guerra's Negra

III - ARGENTINA

5. Femicide in rural Argentina in Almada's Chicas muertas

6. The control over women's bodies in Piñeiro's Quién no

IV - CHILE

7. The posthuman female body in lockdown in Eltit's Fuerzas especiales

8. The distant death of a female body in Guelfenbein's Contigo en la distancia

V - MEXICO

9. Derogatory hegemonic masculinity in Cacho's Ellos hablan

10. Abjection of the female body in Melchor's Temporada de huracanes

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Tamesis.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Oct 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800104693

1800104693

9781800104686

1800104685

OCLC:

1287137884