Angelita La Escapía and the Live Photograph of Marx: Feminism and Present-Pasts in Almanac of the Dead

This article offers an analysis of Almanac of the Dead, by Angelita La Escapía, in light of feminist theories and of a post-modern perspective on time, emphasizing the notion of present pasts through the exploration of the metaphor of a live photograph of Marx, shown in the novel. The passion the...

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Main Author: Lúcia Helena de Azevedo Vilela
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2002-01-01
Series:Revista Estudos Feministas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/9542
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description This article offers an analysis of Almanac of the Dead, by Angelita La Escapía, in light of feminist theories and of a post-modern perspective on time, emphasizing the notion of present pasts through the exploration of the metaphor of a live photograph of Marx, shown in the novel. The passion the character Angelita demonstrates for the photograph of Marx is seen as form of synthesis between the Native American perception of time as eternal presents which is also resistance against oppression insofar as the past is never forgotten , and the Marxist concepts of time and history.
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Angelita La Escapía and the Live Photograph of Marx: Feminism and Present-Pasts in Almanac of the Dead
Revista Estudos Feministas
pós-moderno
tempo
resistência
marxismo
title Angelita La Escapía and the Live Photograph of Marx: Feminism and Present-Pasts in Almanac of the Dead
title_full Angelita La Escapía and the Live Photograph of Marx: Feminism and Present-Pasts in Almanac of the Dead
title_fullStr Angelita La Escapía and the Live Photograph of Marx: Feminism and Present-Pasts in Almanac of the Dead
title_full_unstemmed Angelita La Escapía and the Live Photograph of Marx: Feminism and Present-Pasts in Almanac of the Dead
title_short Angelita La Escapía and the Live Photograph of Marx: Feminism and Present-Pasts in Almanac of the Dead
title_sort angelita la escapia and the live photograph of marx feminism and present pasts in almanac of the dead
topic pós-moderno
tempo
resistência
marxismo
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