Colonial Legacies and Contemporary Identities in Chile

Colonial Legacies and Contemporary Identities in Chile Revisiting Catalina De Los Ríos Y Lisperguer - Liverpool Latin American Studies

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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 Rìos 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 Frìas. 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781802075304
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Imprint: Liverpool University Press
Pub date:
Edition: Paperback original
DEWEY: 863.0810983
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 259g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 10mm