This thesis seeks to investigate the erotic components of three Central American writers, Ana Istarú, Dina Posada and Jacinta Escudos from a postmodernist feminist perspective. The purpose of this thesis is to understand the importance and the development of the topic within the confines of the work of each of the three writers.<p>
The first chapter defines eroticism from a feminist perspective. After, this chapter differentiates between eroticism written by women and that written by men. In order to better understand eroticism we look at how relationships between men and women are changing, not only because of the impetus of women, but also that of men. The theories of Anais Nin and Helene Cixous are presented and these discuss the importance of eroticism in literature written by women. Finally, the textual analysis, as proposed by López Casanova, is laid out for use.<p>
Chapters two, three and four examine the work of each of the authors. In the first section of each chapter a textual analysis is done of selected poems and also of the narrative work. After, the topic of eroticism is discussed in the context of each of the works and then how this is linked to the feminist movement.<p>
The thesis concludes with what these works of eroticism mean to the feminist movement, specifically in the Central American context, as well as a wider context. The contribution of each writer is recognized, even though it may be small and also that it may be difficult to connect the writing to specific, concrete changes in Central American society. This thesis seeks to prove that the primary outcome of these works is to see the hope and the possibilities that they may to lead us towards.<p>
Resumen de tesis<p>
Esta tesis investiga el aspecto erótico en las obras de tres escritoras centroamericanas, Ana Istarú, Dina Posada y Jacinta Escudos desde un enfoque posmodernista feminista. El propósito de la tesis es de ver la importancia del tema y el desarrollo del dicho tema en la obra de estas tres escritoras.<p>
En el primer capítulo se define el erotismo desde una perspectiva feminista y después cómo se diferencia el que está escrito por una mujer con el que está escrito por un hombre. Para entender mejor el tema se ve cómo las relaciones íntimas entre los hombres y las mujeres han cambiado y qué tipo de cambios buscan tanto las mujeres como los hombres. En esta sección hay un análisis de las teorías de feministas importantes, Anais Nin y Helene Cixous. Ellas presentan un discurso sobre la importancia del aspecto erótico en la literatura de mujeres. Finalmente, como metodología, se emplea un análisis textual basado en la teoría de López Casanova.<p>
Los capítulos dos, tres y cuatro examinan las obras de Ana Istarú, Dina Posada y Jacinta Escudos. La primera sección presenta un análisis textual de poemas seleccionados y de la obra de narrativa; después se habla de cada obra en el contexto del tema erótica y cómo esta tiene nexos con el movimiento feminista.<p>
La tesis concluye con el significado del erotismo para el movimiento feminista en el contexto centroamericano específicamente, pero también en un contexto más amplio. Se reconoce la contribución de cada escritora a la lucha feminista por pequeña que sea, aunque generalmente es difícil poder atribuir hechos concretos en la sociedad centroamericana, pero con el propósito de ver la esperanza y la posibilidad que producen estas obras.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:SSU.etd-12152008-153742 |
| Date | 22 December 2008 |
| Creators | Learned, Amber M |
| Contributors | Torres Recinos, Julio |
| Publisher | University of Saskatchewan |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-12152008-153742/ |
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