Ensayos Impertinentes
Jean Franco (Columbia University, New York)
Ensayos Impertinentes
Jean Franco (Columbia University, New York)
Impertinent for their ability to expose the patriarchal, hegemonic, Eurocentric discourse, Jean Franco’s essays occupy a privileged place in the field of Latin American feminism, gender, and culture. English by birth and adopted daughter of Latin America since 1954, Franco tackles diverse themes such as Sor Juana’s dramatic play, the public figure of Frida Khalo, popular Mexican comics, the complex relationship of Latin American feminism to left-wing movements and many other topics. The author understands that criticism obeys both the intellectual impulse and the demand for justice, and both forces are evident in these pages. Impertinentes por su habilidad para desnudar el discurso patriarcal, hegemonico, eurocentrista, los ensayos de Jean Franco ocupan un lugar privilegiado en el terreno de los estudios sobre feminismo, genero y cultura latinoamericana. Inglesa de nacimiento, hija adoptiva de America Latina desde 1954, Franco aborda temas tan diversos como la obra dramatica de Sor Juana; la figura publica de Frida Kahlo; las historietas populares mexicanas; la compleja relacion del feminismo latinoamericano con los movimientos de izquierda y su denigracion sistematica por parte del Vaticano; la politizacion de las madres en regimenes dictatoriales; el uso sistematico de la violacion como instrumento de tortura y arma de guerra. La autora entiende que la critica obedece tanto al impulso intelectual como a la exigencia de justicia; y ambas fuerzas son evidentes en estas paginas.
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