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Technified Muses : Reconfiguring National Bodies in the Mexican Avant-Garde.
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| 著者・編者 | Potter, Sara A., |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | (University Press of Florida, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2024 |
| ページ数 | 218 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜L25-12380＞ |
解説
Examining representations of the female body in postrevolutionary genre literature
In this volume, Sara Potter uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and literature from the 1920s to the present. Examining genres including science fiction, cyberpunk, and popular fiction, Potter finds that "technified muse" figures often appear in these texts at moments of violence and sociopolitical transformation.
Potter begins by looking at two avant-garde movements that emerged in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution: the Estridentistas and the Contemporaneos.
Moving to the "Mexican Miracle," a midcentury period of economic prosperity, she considers the work of surrealists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo within their cultural and political climates. She then addresses the aftermath of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco as explored in Fernando del Paso's Palinuro de Mexico and Juan Garcia Ponce's Cronica de la intervencion.
Finally, Potter engages with the era that began with the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement and Zapatista rebellion, drawing from Bernardo Fernandez's Gel azul, Guadalupe Nettel's El huesped, and Karen Chacek's La caida de los pajaros.
Technified Muses shows that during these key periods, writers created muse-like characters that interact with the technological discourses of their times. These figures reflect the increasing emphasis on science and progress throughout the twentieth century, embodying the modernization of Mexico while offering parallel narratives that challenge official portrayals of the nation's history.
Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In this volume, Sara Potter uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and literature from the 1920s to the present. Examining genres including science fiction, cyberpunk, and popular fiction, Potter finds that "technified muse" figures often appear in these texts at moments of violence and sociopolitical transformation.
Potter begins by looking at two avant-garde movements that emerged in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution: the Estridentistas and the Contemporaneos.
Moving to the "Mexican Miracle," a midcentury period of economic prosperity, she considers the work of surrealists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo within their cultural and political climates. She then addresses the aftermath of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco as explored in Fernando del Paso's Palinuro de Mexico and Juan Garcia Ponce's Cronica de la intervencion.
Finally, Potter engages with the era that began with the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement and Zapatista rebellion, drawing from Bernardo Fernandez's Gel azul, Guadalupe Nettel's El huesped, and Karen Chacek's La caida de los pajaros.
Technified Muses shows that during these key periods, writers created muse-like characters that interact with the technological discourses of their times. These figures reflect the increasing emphasis on science and progress throughout the twentieth century, embodying the modernization of Mexico while offering parallel narratives that challenge official portrayals of the nation's history.
Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.