Latin American Women Writers

Catalog description

In the 20th and 21st centuries, Latin America has seen a proliferation of literature published by women authors. While this explosion of the written word owes in part to changing socioeconomic factors and the opening of the international markets, Latin American women's literary history is often ignored in the canon. Examines the concepts of feminism through a Mexican framework, starting from the point of view of Mexican women theorizing about their own. This is not a history of feminism, but it does aim to highlight certain fundamental texts and key concepts of Mexico's history from the position of women writers, including feminism's critique of social structures beyond the bounds of gender relations.