The "mother" of all misfortunes: perspectives on motherhood, reproduction and life in El desbarrancadero and La rambla paralela, by Fernando Vallejo

Queer enunciation is analyzed in two novels by the Colombian writer Fernando Vallejo: El desbarrancadero and La rambla paralela. The discursive practice carried out by the narrative voice and the ideological transgressions that it undertakes never seek to be in agreement with the "normal",...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Arce Oses, Sebastián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/29496
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/29496
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fernando Vallejo
queer
heteronormativity
motherhood
liberal power
heteronormatividad
maternidad
poder liberal
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Sumario:Queer enunciation is analyzed in two novels by the Colombian writer Fernando Vallejo: El desbarrancadero and La rambla paralela. The discursive practice carried out by the narrative voice and the ideological transgressions that it undertakes never seek to be in agreement with the "normal", the "natural", the "legitimate" or the "dominant" in relation to delicate themes like reproduction, motherhood or life. It seeks to confront, to disturb and to annoy those of "pure" and "calm" mindset that abide by the expected social behaviors; in a few words, it seeks to scandalize the hypocrites and to attest those appreciations about life, motherhood and reproduction that have no space within correctness.