
Colonial Legacies and Contemporary Identities in Chile
Revisiting Catalina de los Rios y Lisperguer
Ceire Broderick(Author)
Liverpool University Press
Published on 2. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-80207-530-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores traditional and contemporary concerns surrounding gender and ethnicity in Chile through a textual analysis of historical novels depicting seventeenth-century figure, Catalina de los Rios y Lisperguer. Drawing on theories from the Global North and South, it incorporates postcolonial perspectives and decolonial feminist methodologies to expose patriarchal, Eurocentric hierarchies constructed during the colonial era, which remain in Chilean society today. Through close readings, the book demonstrates that it is in the inconsistent and fluid depictions of characters that identities are deconstructed and reconstructed in ways that defy and transform social norms.
This is the first extended English-language study of this infamous historical figure, who is more widely known as la Quintrala. It is also the first to compare the literary portrayals by Mercedes Valdivieso and Gustavo Frias. Looking beyond the infamy which usually shapes interpretations of la Quintrala, the author presents these novels as an embodiment of the anxieties surrounding hybridity in Chile, where European heritage has traditionally overshadowed indigenous concerns, and patriarchal norms dominate the construction of gender. Written during a period of social and political upheaval in Chile, it makes a timely contribution to existing works in social and political science, popular culture and the ongoing discussions of this iconic figure.
This is the first extended English-language study of this infamous historical figure, who is more widely known as la Quintrala. It is also the first to compare the literary portrayals by Mercedes Valdivieso and Gustavo Frias. Looking beyond the infamy which usually shapes interpretations of la Quintrala, the author presents these novels as an embodiment of the anxieties surrounding hybridity in Chile, where European heritage has traditionally overshadowed indigenous concerns, and patriarchal norms dominate the construction of gender. Written during a period of social and political upheaval in Chile, it makes a timely contribution to existing works in social and political science, popular culture and the ongoing discussions of this iconic figure.
Reviews / Votes
"This is an insightful and well-researched book, which recognises the relevance of the work of scholars and non-academic writers in the field, inserting new ideas into existing debates."Barbara Castillo Buttinghausen, University of St Andrews
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80207-530-4 (9781802075304)
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Person
Ceire Broderick is a Lecturer in Latin American Studies at University College Cork.
Content
Introduction
Fragmented narratives and languages of power
Constructing femininities: agency and transgression
Writing masculinities: a contradictory endeavour
A world for us: complicating European perspectives
Colonial legacies: indigenous priorities
Some conclusions: thinking forward, learning from the past and present
Bibliography
Fragmented narratives and languages of power
Constructing femininities: agency and transgression
Writing masculinities: a contradictory endeavour
A world for us: complicating European perspectives
Colonial legacies: indigenous priorities
Some conclusions: thinking forward, learning from the past and present
Bibliography