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Main Author: Diana L. Vélez
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: The City University of New York 2003
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37715212
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contents Narrative Closure and “Woman”: The Case of Vírgenes y mártires Diana L. Vélez Sociología Lacan gender Puerto Rico psychoanlysis literary analysis The article analyzes two texts in the collectionVirgenes y m rtires: “Letra para salsa y tressoneos por encargo” by Ana Lydia Vega and“Milagros, Calle Mercurio” by Carmen LugoFilippi. The texts, which are “writerly” in theBarthesian sense, are open texts. The resistanceto narrative closure, it is argued here,allows the distanced reader to question genderarrangements and the ethical positions availableto women in society. It is concluded that“woman’s place” is problematic and ultimately,an impossible subject position 2003 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37715212 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XV
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publisher The City University of New York
spellingShingle Narrative Closure and “Woman”: The Case of Vírgenes y mártires
Diana L. Vélez
Sociología
Lacan
gender
Puerto Rico
psychoanlysis
literary analysis
Narrative Closure and “Woman”: The Case of Vírgenes y mártires Diana L. Vélez Sociología Lacan gender Puerto Rico psychoanlysis literary analysis The article analyzes two texts in the collectionVirgenes y m rtires: “Letra para salsa y tressoneos por encargo” by Ana Lydia Vega and“Milagros, Calle Mercurio” by Carmen LugoFilippi. The texts, which are “writerly” in theBarthesian sense, are open texts. The resistanceto narrative closure, it is argued here,allows the distanced reader to question genderarrangements and the ethical positions availableto women in society. It is concluded that“woman’s place” is problematic and ultimately,an impossible subject position 2003 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37715212 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XV
title Narrative Closure and “Woman”: The Case of Vírgenes y mártires
topic Sociología
Lacan
gender
Puerto Rico
psychoanlysis
literary analysis
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37715212