This book analyzes the literary representation of Indigenous women in Latin American letters from colonization to the twentieth century, arguing that contemporary theorization of Indigenous feminism deconstructs denigratory imagery and offers a (re)signification, (re)semantization and reinvigoration of what it means to be an Indigenous woman.

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University of Utah, USA

Isabel Dulfano

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Isabel Dulfano is an Associate Professor at University of Utah, USA. Her co-edited book Woman as Witness: Essays on Testimonial Literature by Latin American Women (2003) analyzes the genre, content and future of 'testimonio' written by women. She has published numerous articles on feminist literature in Latin America.

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Book Title: Indigenous Feminist Narratives
Book Subtitle: I/We: Wo(men) of an(Other) Way
Authors: Isabel Dulfano
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137531315
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53130-8Published: 29 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53131-5Published: 29 April 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 115
Topics: Gender Studies, Latin American Culture, Sociolinguistics, Linguistics, general, Feminism

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Canonical Representations of Indigenous Women in Latin American Literature

Notes on Indigenous Feminism Post-Testimonial

Memory/Memoir, Challenges, and Anthropology

What Does It Mean to Be an Indigenous Woman in Contemporary Times?

Conclusion

Back Matter

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