Gendered Geographies in Puerto Rican Culture: Spaces, Sexualities, Solidarities (North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469626160 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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It argues that by challenging traditional images of femininity texts by authors and film directors like Rosario Ferre, Carmen Lugo Filippi, Magali Garcia Ramis, Mayra Santos-Febres, Sonia Fritz and Ana Maria Garcia, among others, contest the official Puerto Rican cultural nationalist discourse on gender and nation, and propose alternatives to its spatial tropes through feminine labor and solidarities.The book's theoretical framework encompasses recent feminist geographers' conceptualizations of the relationship between space and gender, patriarchy, knowledge, labor and the everyday. It engages with the work of Gillian Rose, Rosemary Hennessy, Doreen Massey, Patricia Hill Collins, and Katherine McKittrick, to argue that spaces are instrumental in resisting intersecting oppressions, in subverting traditional national models and in constructing alternative imaginaries. By intr
About the Author Radost Rangelova is Associate Professor of Spanish at Gettysburg College.
Great analysis of Puerto Rican literature and film Great analysis of Puerto Rican literature and film, focusing on representations of women. Includes ample discussion of many women writers and filmmakers. Will be of interest to students of gender, sexuality, geography, and Latin American and Caribbean studies.
Radost Rangelova is Associate Professor of Spanish at Gettysburg College.