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A Queer Mother For The Nation: The State And Gabriela Mistral,Used
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Chilean writer Gabriela Mistral (18891957), the first Latin American to win theNobel Prize for Literature, was a poetic idol for generations of Latin Americans who viewed her as Womanhood incarnate, the national schoolteachermother. How this distinctly masculine woman who never gave birth came to occupy this role, and what Mistrals image, poetry, and life have to say about the relationsand realitiesof race, gender, and sexual politics in her time, are the questions Licia FiolMatta pursues in this book, recreating the story of a woman whose misrepresentation is at least as intriguing, and as instructive, as her fame.A Queer Mother for the Nation weaves a nuanced understanding of how Mistral cooperated with authority and fashioned herself as the figure of Motherhood in collaboration with the state. Drawing on Mistrals littleknown political and social essays, her correspondence and photographs, FiolMatta reconstructs Mistrals relationship to state politics. Her work questions the notion of queer bodies as outlaws, and insists on the many ways in which queer subjects have participated in and sustained the normative discourses they seem to rebel against
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'A Queer Mother For The Nation'? A: The book explores the complex relationship between Gabriela Mistral, a Chilean writer and the first Latin American Nobel laureate, and the constructs of motherhood, authority, and queer identity within the socio-political landscape of her time.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'A Queer Mother For The Nation' is Licia Fiol-Matta.
- Q: What type of book is 'A Queer Mother For The Nation'? A: It is an academic book that combines literary analysis with historical and socio-political commentary on Gabriela Mistral's life and work.
- Q: When was 'A Queer Mother For The Nation' published? A: The book was published on February 11, 2002.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'A Queer Mother For The Nation' have? A: The book contains 304 pages.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, it is suitable for academic study, particularly in fields related to literature, gender studies, and Latin American studies.
- Q: What condition is this book in? A: The book is listed as 'Used Book in Good Condition', indicating it may show some signs of use but is still in a sellable state.
- Q: What topics does Licia Fiol-Matta cover in her analysis? A: Fiol-Matta covers topics such as race, gender, and sexual politics, as well as Mistral's cooperation with state authority and her representation of motherhood.
- Q: Is this book a first edition? A: Yes, 'A Queer Mother For The Nation' is a first edition.