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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| description | <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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| spelling | doaj.art-ada47db9fa6a4b649b4085746c5523a32022-12-22T03:58:37ZengUniversidad Nacional de CórdobaRevista de Culturas y Literaturas Comparadas1852-47372591-38832015-12-015011533Alternative Forms of the Nation in Women's FictionNadia Der-Ohannesian0Universidad Nacional de Córdoba<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>https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/13220naciónThe Farming of BonesIn the Name of Saloménarrativas femeninas |
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| title | Alternative Forms of the Nation in Women's Fiction |
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