Overview
- Winner of the Montserrat Ordóñez Prize 2018
- Sheds light on understudied literary and non-literary texts by Colombian women through a series of close readings and analyses
- Reconsiders the place of feminism in contemporary Colombian history by examining how Colombian feminism emerged in response to the country’s particular historical conditions and leftist politics
- Provides new perspectives on Latin American literature and culture by challenging dominant critical paradigms
Part of the book series: Breaking Feminist Waves (BFW)
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About this book
Winner of the Montserrat Ordóñez Prize 2018
This book provides an original and exciting analysis of Colombian women’s writing and its relationship to feminist history from the 1970s to the present. In a period in which questions surrounding women and gender are often sidelined in the academic arena, it argues that feminism has been an important and intrinsic part of contemporary Colombian history. Focusing on understudied literary and non-literary texts written by Colombian women, it traces the particularities of Colombian feminism, showing how it has been closely entwined with left-wing politics and the country’s history of violence. This book therefore rethinks the place of feminism in Latin American history and its relationship to feminisms elsewhere, challenging many of the predominant critical paradigms used to understand Latin American literature and culture.
Reviews
“Women’s Writing in Colombia is a valuable contribution to the field because it provides readers with an overview of the most relevant contemporary women writers in Colombia … . The well-researched and analytical connections between historical events and women’s literary production reveals the link between history and feminism. This valuable approach contextualizes the field inside the Colombian literary canon.” (Gina Ponce de León, Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature, Vol. 37 (2), 2018)
About the author
Cherilyn Elston researches Colombian history, culture, and politics. She completed her doctorate in Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK, and currently works in the NGO sector on human rights and transitional justice in Colombia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women's Writing in Colombia
Book Subtitle: An Alternative History
Authors: Cherilyn Elston
Series Title: Breaking Feminist Waves
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43261-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43260-1Published: 27 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82773-5Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43261-8Published: 20 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-6991
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 242
Topics: Twentieth-Century Literature, Latin American Culture, Gender Studies