Warrior women and trans warriors: performing masculinities in twentieth-century latin american literature
Auteur :
Gonella, Carolina Castellanos
Éditeur :
Purdue University Press
ISBN :
9781612499819
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Latin American literature has depicted warrior woman and trans warrior characters in armed conflicts but literary critics have not paid much attention to their empowerment. This book introduces a new perspective by analyzing how one trans warrior and two warrior women from three canonical novels contest traditional codes of behavior and appearance.