Technified muses : reconfiguring national bodies in the Mexican avant-garde / Sara A. Potter.
2024
N7763.M87 P68 2024
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Title
Technified muses : reconfiguring national bodies in the Mexican avant-garde / Sara A. Potter.
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ISBN
9781683404552 electronic book
1683404556 electronic book
9781683404477 electronic book
1683404475 electronic book
9781683404323 hardcover
9781683404408 paperback
1683404556 electronic book
9781683404477 electronic book
1683404475 electronic book
9781683404323 hardcover
9781683404408 paperback
Published
Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2024]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 203 pages)
Call Number
N7763.M87 P68 2024
Alternate Call Number
LIT004100 LIT004260
Dewey Decimal Classification
709.72
Summary
"In this volume, Sara Potter uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and literature from the 1920s to the present, examining genres including science fiction, cyberpunk, and popular fiction"-- Provided by publisher.
"Examining representations of the female body in postrevolutionary genre literature In this volume, Sara Potter uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and literature from the 1920s to the present. Examining genres including science fiction, cyberpunk, and popular fiction, Potter finds that "technified muse" figures often appear in these texts at moments of violence and sociopolitical transformation. Potter begins by looking at two avant-garde movements that emerged in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution: the Estridentistas and the ContemporaÌ'neos. Moving to the "Mexican Miracle," a midcentury period of economic prosperity, she considers the work of surrealists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo within their cultural and political climates. She then addresses the aftermath of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco as explored in Fernando del Paso's Palinuro de Me̹xico and Juan Garci̹a Ponce's CroÌ'nica de la intervencio̹n. Finally, Potter engages with the era that began with the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement and Zapatista rebellion, drawing from Bernardo Ferna̹ndez's Gel azul, Guadalupe Nettel's El hueÌ'sped, and Karen Chacek's La caiÌ'da de los paÌ'jaros. Technified Muses shows that during these key periods, writers created muse-like characters that interact with the technological discourses of their times. These figures reflect the increasing emphasis on science and progress throughout the twentieth century, embodying the modernization of Mexico while offering parallel narratives that challenge official portrayals of the nation's history. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities"-- Provided by publisher.
"Examining representations of the female body in postrevolutionary genre literature In this volume, Sara Potter uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and literature from the 1920s to the present. Examining genres including science fiction, cyberpunk, and popular fiction, Potter finds that "technified muse" figures often appear in these texts at moments of violence and sociopolitical transformation. Potter begins by looking at two avant-garde movements that emerged in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution: the Estridentistas and the ContemporaÌ'neos. Moving to the "Mexican Miracle," a midcentury period of economic prosperity, she considers the work of surrealists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo within their cultural and political climates. She then addresses the aftermath of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco as explored in Fernando del Paso's Palinuro de Me̹xico and Juan Garci̹a Ponce's CroÌ'nica de la intervencio̹n. Finally, Potter engages with the era that began with the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement and Zapatista rebellion, drawing from Bernardo Ferna̹ndez's Gel azul, Guadalupe Nettel's El hueÌ'sped, and Karen Chacek's La caiÌ'da de los paÌ'jaros. Technified Muses shows that during these key periods, writers created muse-like characters that interact with the technological discourses of their times. These figures reflect the increasing emphasis on science and progress throughout the twentieth century, embodying the modernization of Mexico while offering parallel narratives that challenge official portrayals of the nation's history. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities"-- Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Invoking the Muse
Mechanized Muses of the New Metropolis: Mexico City After
Surrealist Muses in Exile: The Mexican Years of Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo
The Medicalized Muses of Tlatelolco: Juan García Ponce's Mariana/María In's and Fernando del Paso's Estefanía
Muses of the Virtual Metropolis: Fragmented Bodies, Cities, and Selves in Bernardo Fernández (BEF)'s Gelá azul, Guadalupe Nettel's El hu'sped, and Karen Chacek's La caída de los pájaros
Conclusion: Of Crossroads, De/Constructions, and Choices
Mechanized Muses of the New Metropolis: Mexico City After
Surrealist Muses in Exile: The Mexican Years of Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo
The Medicalized Muses of Tlatelolco: Juan García Ponce's Mariana/María In's and Fernando del Paso's Estefanía
Muses of the Virtual Metropolis: Fragmented Bodies, Cities, and Selves in Bernardo Fernández (BEF)'s Gelá azul, Guadalupe Nettel's El hu'sped, and Karen Chacek's La caída de los pájaros
Conclusion: Of Crossroads, De/Constructions, and Choices