García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras

Discussions of the concept of identity developed by Stuart Hall in the text Questions of Cultural Identity (1996) define identity as a meeting point, a point of suture between discourses and practices which interpellate us as social subjects. Hall maintains that identity is a position which the subj...

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Autores principales: Argerich, Ayelén, Cuello, Mónica
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Lenguas (CIFAL), Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Avenida Enrique Barros s/n, Ciudad Universitaria. Córdoba, Argentina. Correo electrónico: revistacylc@lenguas.unc.edu.ar 2021
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frontera
migrante
identidad
representación
border
migrant
identity
representation
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/34498
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spelling I10-R337-article-344982021-11-30T15:56:08Z García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras Argerich, Ayelén Cuello, Mónica frontera migrante identidad representación border migrant identity representation Discussions of the concept of identity developed by Stuart Hall in the text Questions of Cultural Identity (1996) define identity as a meeting point, a point of suture between discourses and practices which interpellate us as social subjects. Hall maintains that identity is a position which the subject adopts and as such, it is a representation, a construct which stems from a lack or a division. In this paper we would like to explore what happens with the identity of the migrant subject and which discourses and practices impact on them. To answer such a question, we will focus on two texts: in the first place, Almost a Woman (1998), a memoir written by Esmeralda Santiago, and then the novel Dreaming in Cuban (1992) by Cristina García. We will focus on the characters of Monin, mother of the protagonist in Santiago´s text, and Lourdes, mother of one of the main characters, in Garcia´s novel. Both characters leave their home countries, Puerto -Rico and Cuba, and for different reasons migrate to the United States in the early sixties. As far as Monin is concerned, poverty and the lack of opportunities for progress push her abroad. As for Lourdes, it is a political problem, the Cuban Revolution, that drives her away. Both characters have to cope with a community which interpellates them and makes a representation of them that responds to discourses of discrimination. Los estudios del concepto de identidad desarrollados por Stuart Hall en su texto Questions of Cultural Identity (1996) definen la identidad como un punto de encuentro, un punto de sutura entre los discursos y las prácticas que nos interpelan como sujetos sociales. Hall sostiene que la identidad es una posición que el sujeto debe adoptar sabiendo que es una representación y que, como tal, es un constructo hecho a partir de una división o carencia. Nos preguntamos en este trabajo qué sucede con la identidad del sujeto migrante, queremos indagar a qué discursos y prácticas están sujetos. Para intentar una respuesta a este interrogante nos vamos a focalizar en dos textos, en primer lugar, Almost a Woman (1998), una memoria escrita por Esmeralda Santiago y la novela Dreaming in Cuban (1992) de Cristina García. Dentro de estos relatos, nos interesan particularmente los personajes de Monin, madre de la protagonista del texto de Santiago, y Lourdes, madre de una de las protagonistas de la novela de García. Ambos personajes migran de sus países de origen Puerto Rico y Cuba, respectivamente, a los Estados Unidos al comienzo de la década del 60, movidas por diferentes razones. En el caso de Monin, son la pobreza y la falta de oportunidades las que la empujan fuera de su tierra y, en el caso de Lourdes, el problema es político y es la Revolución cubana. Las dos tienen que insertarse en una sociedad que las interpela y construye una representación de ellas que motiva estos discursos. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Lenguas (CIFAL), Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Avenida Enrique Barros s/n, Ciudad Universitaria. Córdoba, Argentina. Correo electrónico: revistacylc@lenguas.unc.edu.ar 2021-11-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/34498 Revista de Culturas y Literaturas Comparadas; Núm. 11 (2021): Número especial: Cruzando fronteras 2591-3883 1852-4737 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/34498/34851 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/34498/34852 Derechos de autor 2021 Ayelén Argerich, Mónica Cuello http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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migrante
identidad
representación
border
migrant
identity
representation
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migrante
identidad
representación
border
migrant
identity
representation
Argerich, Ayelén
Cuello, Mónica
García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras
topic_facet frontera
migrante
identidad
representación
border
migrant
identity
representation
author Argerich, Ayelén
Cuello, Mónica
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Cuello, Mónica
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title García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras
title_short García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras
title_full García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras
title_fullStr García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras
title_full_unstemmed García-Santiago: mujeres atravesando fronteras
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description Discussions of the concept of identity developed by Stuart Hall in the text Questions of Cultural Identity (1996) define identity as a meeting point, a point of suture between discourses and practices which interpellate us as social subjects. Hall maintains that identity is a position which the subject adopts and as such, it is a representation, a construct which stems from a lack or a division. In this paper we would like to explore what happens with the identity of the migrant subject and which discourses and practices impact on them. To answer such a question, we will focus on two texts: in the first place, Almost a Woman (1998), a memoir written by Esmeralda Santiago, and then the novel Dreaming in Cuban (1992) by Cristina García. We will focus on the characters of Monin, mother of the protagonist in Santiago´s text, and Lourdes, mother of one of the main characters, in Garcia´s novel. Both characters leave their home countries, Puerto -Rico and Cuba, and for different reasons migrate to the United States in the early sixties. As far as Monin is concerned, poverty and the lack of opportunities for progress push her abroad. As for Lourdes, it is a political problem, the Cuban Revolution, that drives her away. Both characters have to cope with a community which interpellates them and makes a representation of them that responds to discourses of discrimination.
publisher Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Lenguas (CIFAL), Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Avenida Enrique Barros s/n, Ciudad Universitaria. Córdoba, Argentina. Correo electrónico: revistacylc@lenguas.unc.edu.ar
publishDate 2021
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