Title Writing Women in Central America : Gender and the Fictionalization of History

Published Athens : Center for International Studies, Ohio University, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (211 pages) Series Ohio University research in international studies. Latin America series ; no. 41 Research in international studies. Latin America series ; no. 41. Contents ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction “Disrupting the Threadâ€?""; ""1 Awakening Women in Central America""; ""2 The Quest for the Mother""; ""3 Asking Other Questions""; ""4 “Local Histories and Global Designsâ€? in Tatiana Loboâ€?s Narratives""; ""Conclusion Where Now?""; ""Appendix Central American Women Writers""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" Summary Annotation "Writing Women in Central America explores these relationships in key texts and analyzes the ways in which women authors appropriate history to confront the rhetoric of the state, global economic powers, and even dissident groups within their own cultures. Barbas-Rhoden finds a common thread in the literary imaginations of Claribel Alegria, Rosario Aguilar, Gioconda Belli, and Tatiana Lobo and shows how these writers offer provocative supplements to the historical record." "Writing Women in Central America considers narratives in which the authors craft their own interpretations of history to make room for women, indigenous peoples, and Afro-Latin Americans. Some of the text reveal silences in the narratives of empire- and nation-building. Others reinterpret events to highlight the struggle of marginalized peoples for dignity and humanity in the face of oppression. All confront the ways in which stories have been told about the past, but direct readers toward a more just future for all who live in Central America."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) and index Notes Print version record Subject Aguilar, Rosario, 1938- -- Criticism and interpretation Alegría, Claribel -- Criticism and interpretation Belli, Gioconda, 1948- -- Criticism and interpretation Lobo, Tatiana -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Lobo, Tatiana fast Belli, Gioconda, 1948- fast Alegría, Claribel fast Aguilar, Rosario, 1938- fast Subject Central American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism Central American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism Literature and history -- Central America Women and literature -- Central America Women in literature. Women in literature Women and literature Literature and history Central American fiction Central America Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780896804463 0896804461 0896802337 9780896802339

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