Subject to Change : The Lessons of Latin American Women's Testimonio for Truth, Fiction, and Theory /

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By analyzing testimonial writing, works of fiction, and critical theory, Joanna R. Bartow examines the self-representation of testimonial subjects. She questions limits on readingtestimoniothat until recently have delegitimated the testimonial subject's autonomy. In addition, Bartow shows the i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bartow, Joanna R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill, N.C. : U.N.C. Dept. of Romance Languages, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lateinamerika
Latina > Frau
Frauenliteratur
Dokumentarroman
Dokumentarliteratur
Self in literature.
Reportage literature, Latin American.
Latin American prose literature.
Feminism and literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la litterature.
Prose latino-americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature de reportage latino-americaine > Histoire et critique.
Latin American prose literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Reportage literature, Latin American > History and criticism.
Latin American prose literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Legitimation : mediated Testimonios, authority and vicarious identities
  • Ch. 2. Fictions of Testimony : essentialized identities and the other in oneself in two works by Clarice Lispector
  • Ch. 3. Reading Testimonio with theory : violence, sacrifice, displacement
  • Ch. 4. Beyond Testimonio in two works by Diamela Eltit.

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