Alternative Forms of the Nation in Women's Fiction
<span>The present study explores the construction of the concept of nation in Edwidge Danticat's </span><em>The Farming of Bones</em><span> (1998) and Julia Alvarez's </span><em>In the Name of Salomé</em><span> (2000). It is my contenti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de Culturas y Literaturas Comparadas |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/13220 |
| Summary: | <span>The present study explores the construction of the concept of nation in Edwidge Danticat's </span><em>The Farming of Bones</em><span> (1998) and Julia Alvarez's </span><em>In the Name of Salomé</em><span> (2000). It is my contention that female narratives construct alternative notions of the nation that defy the rigidity of boundaries around spheres, communities and territories, typical of traditional masculinist constructions of national identity. Danticat's novel exposes the violence implied in national identities constructed around racial superiority, exclusion, and the exaltation of powerful leaders. Alvarez's novel places emphasis on the notion of nation as process, the permeability of the public/private limit, and the deterritorialization of national identity</span> |
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| ISSN: | 1852-4737 2591-3883 |