BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: PINPOINTING THE LOCI OF IDENTITY-ALTERING TRAUMA IN CONTEMPORARY CHICANA FICTION
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: PINPOINTING THE LOCI OF IDENTITY-ALTERING TRAUMA IN CONTEMPORARY CHICANA FICTION
Author(s): Monica GotSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Gender Studies, Studies of Literature, American Literature
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: identity-altering trauma; contemporary Chicana fiction; border identity; new ethno-feminist ethos; empowerment though trauma;
Summary/Abstract: The article looks at various literary depictions of Chicana womanhood in Sandra Cisneros’ fiction, employing Gloria Anzaldúa’s theories according to which a subversion of the prevailing discourse is only possible by establishing a new ethno-feminist ethos. Mentally conditioned to accept restrictive and/or dichotomic illustrations of womanhood and physically confined to machismo-imposed gender-normative roles, the Chicana ethnocultural group still proves capable of rebellion against the violent misogyny and aggressively patriarchal values that pervade the Chicana/o community as a whole, which leads to a reclaiming of power and remolding of the Chicanas’ very sense of self by means of empowerment though trauma.
Journal: Synergies in Communication
- Issue Year: 1/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 145-152
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English