Spanish and Latin American Women's Gothic
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I am applying for a RIG to support archival fieldwork to study the gothic literature written by women in 21st-century Spain, Mexico and Argentina. In parallel to the advance of grassroots feminist movements that respond to femicides and sexist violence in these Spanish-speaking countries (such as the movement #NiUnaMenos [Not one woman less]), contemporary cultural products created by women are using Gothic and horror imageries to explore and give visibility to women artists and writers. Some of the texts I will initially consider are written by Mariana Enr¨ªquez, Ana Mar¨ªa Shua and Samantha Schweblin (Argentina), Daniela Tarazona, Adriana D¨ªaz Enciso and Carmen Boullosa (Mexico), and Elia Barcel¨®, Patricia Esteban Erl¨¦s and Pilar Pedraza (Spain), among others. This study seeks to foster a transnational dialogue exploring the importance of these (and other) woman-made cultural products on generalised perceptions of femininity, women, and women¡¯s roles in Spanish-speaking societies. Studying Gothic literary productions from a comparative, intercultural perspective, this project aims to understand the issues facing women today, and how authors are using non-canonical literary forms to respond to these issues and to propose new ways of understanding the role of women in their societies.
Total award value ?11,700.00