Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
2-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Program
Latin American, Iberian and Latino Cultures
Advisor
Magdalena Perkowska
Committee Members
Oswaldo Zavala
Nuria Morgado
Claudia Salazar
Subject Categories
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Latin American Literature | Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature | Women's Studies
Keywords
Central America, Andean Region, Women's Writing, Contemporary Women's Literature, Latin America Cultures
Abstract
This dissertation examines literary and filmic productions made by and/or perform by women in Peru, Guatemala, and El Salvador, between 1994 and 2019, considering the question of continuity or reconfiguration of post-war patriarchal violence in their work. This historical period is characterized by the transition between civil wars and the emergence of neoliberalism. Based on the ideas held by Jean Franco, Rita Laura Segato and María Lugones, I understand that patriarchal violence is justified by the triad of modernity, colonialism and capitalism. My analysis shows how post-war violence has led to contemporary urban violence, family crises, and violence against indigenous communities, which have cruelty and impunity as common characteristics. Through feminist concepts of domesticity (Segato), caring relations (Held), feminist solidarity (Mohanty Talpade) and ethics of care (Cavarero and Held), I study the agency and agendas chosen to confront the violence in neoliberal society. In this way, I argue that women deal with urban violence differently than men, the revolutionary utopian paradigm is now based in transgenerational feminine affection, and indigenous feminine resistance takes steps in the processes of justice and collective struggles against the neoliberal society.
Recommended Citation
Del Aguila Gracey, Rocio del Pilar, "Ética del cuidado y solidaridad feminista en la producción literaria y fílmica de mujeres en Perú, Guatemala y El Salvador, 1994–2019" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/6123