Magic and Gender in Celia del Palacio’s Novel Las mujeres de la tormenta
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Sciences and Education - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
This article focuses on a review of the role of magic as a means to fight against gender inequality, which will be analyzed particularly through a literary text—Las mujeres de la tormenta (Women of the Storm), a novel by Celia del Palacio, which tells the history of abuse of female slaves in Mexico since the 15th century until present. This topic was analyzed by using the concepts of ‘strategy’ and ‘tactic’ as described in theoretical work by Michel de Certeau. The analysis revealed a historical and continued abuse of female slaves by dominant classes, as well as continued ‘strategies’ of dominance, control and exploitation of female slaves. However, simultaneous ‘tactics’ used by female slaves to survive adverse conditions are presented. To conclude, an explanation of how magic has been a tactic and occasionally underground strategies have been used—not only by female slaves but also by every woman living in similar conditions—is provided.
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Edelmira Ramírez Leyva
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