Alzar la mano contra otro: Mujeres asesinas en la literatura Latinoamericana

Translated title of the contribution: Raising a hand against another: Women who kill in Latin American literature

Andrea Kottow, Ana Traverso

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Abstract

Latin American literature of the twentieth Century showcases women who kill: women who take a gun and, in general, point it at men. The violence expressing itself in these homicidal acts, points in various directions. Using the analyses of the literary work of Chilean female writers Marta Brunet, Maite Allamand, María Carolina Geel, María Luisa Bombal, and the argentinian author Silvina Ocampo as a starting point, we elaborate three different scenarios for the emergence of violence. One of them portrays the homicide as a reaction to women oppression in a patriarchal system; in the other case, the crime can`t be explained and resists decoding through words; in the third case, violence hides behind childish games which pretend innocence.

Translated title of the contributionRaising a hand against another: Women who kill in Latin American literature
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)55-83
Number of pages29
JournalRevista de Humanidades
Volume43
StatePublished - Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

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