Bibliographic citations
Olivera, A., (2024). “Rómpeme, quémame, madre”: la relación conflictiva entre madres e hijas en Aquí hay icebergs y Geografía de la oscuridad de Katya Adaui [Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/28322
Olivera, A., “Rómpeme, quémame, madre”: la relación conflictiva entre madres e hijas en Aquí hay icebergs y Geografía de la oscuridad de Katya Adaui []. PE: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/28322
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title = "“Rómpeme, quémame, madre”: la relación conflictiva entre madres e hijas en Aquí hay icebergs y Geografía de la oscuridad de Katya Adaui",
author = "Olivera Cruz, Aylin Kirey",
publisher = "Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú",
year = "2024"
}
This work analyzes how Katya Adaui´s short stories depict the complex relationships between mothers and daughters I focus mainly on a selections of her writings from Aquí hay icebergs and Geografía de la oscuridad, such as “Todo lo que tengo lo llevo conmigo”, “Correr”, “En lugar seguro”, “Baño de oro” and “Siete olas”. I ground on the theoretical and critical tenets of feminist literary studies in order to trace and conceptualize the processes of subjectivation deployed by the female characters in her stories. I state such complex subjectivity is built through a constant oscillation between resisting a patriarchal sociosexual imperative on the one hand, and self-identifying with their rejected mothers (and, foremost, the roles they need to perform). In the first chapter, I delve into the family as a structure of oppression for female subjects, which is showcased by the hostility that marks the relationships between mothers and daughters. The second chapter grounds on Sarah Ahmed´s statements about emotions and what they do, rather than what they are, in order to study their effects upon the bodies among which they circulate. Such emotions not only confront the hegemonic construction of the feminine (as passive, self-sacrificing, and loving) but also undermine their possibility of articulating a community of solidarity and mutual support.
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