Literature as History of Rural Andalusian Women: The Case ofHijas de un sueño[Daughters of a Dream]
My first short story collection, Hijas de un sueño [Daughters of the Dream] was published in November 2017. In this book I open the doors of Candiles, an imaginary rural town located somewhere in Eastern Andalusia. Its protagonists are rural women who seek to step out of their anon...
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| description | My first short story collection, Hijas de un sueño [Daughters of the Dream] was published in November
2017. In this book I open the doors of Candiles, an imaginary rural town located somewhere in Eastern
Andalusia. Its protagonists are rural women who seek to step out of their anonymity and leave their
imprint on an alternative History. The challenge of this study is to position myself as a feminist literary
critic, so as to prove that my location in the South of Spain is not free of ideology, as reflected in my
creative writing. While I demand a socio-cultural specificity for Candiles, the universal transcendence of
its geographical limits ultimately takes a stance for a regionalist, ethnic, sexual and class anti-essential -
ism that allows me to create complex and empowered characters. Taking concepts such as ‘hegemony,’
‘common sense,’ or ‘ideology’ as a starting point, I agree with Ania Loomba that there is a possibility to
explore a subversive space within the dominant ideology, and I adhere to her redefinition of colonialism,
linked to outdated nationalisms, existing even among Western countries or inside the regions of the same
country. I thus understand my writing as a reflection of Southern subalternity. My case study will be
the short story ‘Twelve butterflies’ (‘Doce mariposas’), where I make up a legend for Candiles, vaguely
located in the 19th century. The geographical and historical subalternity of Andalusia, biological essen -
tialism in ‘feminine literature’, and gender violence as linked to the strategic use of legends, fairy tales
and palimpsest, will lead to the proposal of an alternative History for Andalusian women beyond the
false historical objectivity of patriarchy. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-81422022-06-15T15:30:13Z Literature as History of Rural Andalusian Women: The Case ofHijas de un sueño[Daughters of a Dream] La literatura como historia de las mujeres rurales andaluzas: El caso de Hijas de un sueño Salas, Gerardo Rodríguez History literature rural women Andalusia gender violence folklore feminism short story Historia, Literatura, mujeres rurales, Andalucía, violencia de género, folklore, feminismo, cuento. My first short story collection, Hijas de un sueño [Daughters of the Dream] was published in November 2017. In this book I open the doors of Candiles, an imaginary rural town located somewhere in Eastern Andalusia. Its protagonists are rural women who seek to step out of their anonymity and leave their imprint on an alternative History. The challenge of this study is to position myself as a feminist literary critic, so as to prove that my location in the South of Spain is not free of ideology, as reflected in my creative writing. While I demand a socio-cultural specificity for Candiles, the universal transcendence of its geographical limits ultimately takes a stance for a regionalist, ethnic, sexual and class anti-essential - ism that allows me to create complex and empowered characters. Taking concepts such as ‘hegemony,’ ‘common sense,’ or ‘ideology’ as a starting point, I agree with Ania Loomba that there is a possibility to explore a subversive space within the dominant ideology, and I adhere to her redefinition of colonialism, linked to outdated nationalisms, existing even among Western countries or inside the regions of the same country. I thus understand my writing as a reflection of Southern subalternity. My case study will be the short story ‘Twelve butterflies’ (‘Doce mariposas’), where I make up a legend for Candiles, vaguely located in the 19th century. The geographical and historical subalternity of Andalusia, biological essen - tialism in ‘feminine literature’, and gender violence as linked to the strategic use of legends, fairy tales and palimpsest, will lead to the proposal of an alternative History for Andalusian women beyond the false historical objectivity of patriarchy. En noviembre de 2017 vio la luz Hijas de un sueño, mi primera colección de relatos donde abro las puertas de Candiles, un pueblo imaginario granadino. Las protagonistas son mujeres rurales que buscan salir de su anonimato y dejar huella en una Historia alternativa. El reto de este estudio es posicionarme como académico y crítico literario feminista para demostrar que mi localización en el Sur peninsular no está exenta de carga ideológica, tal y como se refleja en mi creación literaria. Mientras que defiendo cierta especificidad socio-cultural para Candiles, la transcendencia universal de sus límites geográficos aboga finalmente por un anti-esencialismo regionalista, étnico, sexual y de clase que dibuja personajes complejos y empoderados. Partiendo de conceptos como “hegemonía”, “sentido común” o “ideología”, coincido con Ania Loomba en la posibilidad de explorar un espacio de subversión dentro de la ideología dominante y esgrimo su redefinición del colonialismo ligada a nacionalismos trasnochados y existente incluso entre los países occidentales o dentro de una misma nación. Entiendo mi escritura, pues, como un reflejo de la subalternidad del Sur español, que busca la visualización de voces marginadas. Mi caso de estudio será el relato “Doce mariposas”, donde invento una leyenda para Candiles, vagamente ubicada en el siglo XIX. La subalternidad andaluza por cuestiones geográficas e históricas, el esencialismo biológico de la “literatura femenina” y la violencia de género ligada al uso estratégico de la leyenda, el cuento de hadas y el palimpsesto conducirán a una historia alternativa para las mujeres andaluzas más allá de la falsa objetividad histórica del patriarcado. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2018-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/8142 10.19053/01218530.n33.2018.8142 La Palabra; No. 33 (2018): Miscellaneous issue. July- December; 99-127 La Palabra; Núm. 33 (2018): Número Misceláneo.julio-diciembre; 99-127 La Palabra; n. 33 (2018): Julho-Dezembro; 99-127 2346-3864 0121-8530 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/la_palabra/article/view/8142/7316 Derechos de autor 2018 LA PALABRA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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| title | Literature as History of Rural Andalusian Women: The Case ofHijas de un sueño[Daughters of a Dream] |
| title_alt | La literatura como historia de las mujeres rurales andaluzas: El caso de Hijas de un sueño |
| title_full | Literature as History of Rural Andalusian Women: The Case ofHijas de un sueño[Daughters of a Dream] |
| title_fullStr | Literature as History of Rural Andalusian Women: The Case ofHijas de un sueño[Daughters of a Dream] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Literature as History of Rural Andalusian Women: The Case ofHijas de un sueño[Daughters of a Dream] |
| title_short | Literature as History of Rural Andalusian Women: The Case ofHijas de un sueño[Daughters of a Dream] |
| title_sort | literature as history of rural andalusian women the case ofhijas de un sueno daughters of a dream |
| topic | History literature rural women Andalusia gender violence folklore feminism short story Historia, Literatura, mujeres rurales, Andalucía, violencia de género, folklore, feminismo, cuento. |
| topic_facet | History literature rural women Andalusia gender violence folklore feminism short story Historia, Literatura, mujeres rurales, Andalucía, violencia de género, folklore, feminismo, cuento. |
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