Fashion, Gender and Agency in Latin American and Spanish Literature

Stephanie N. Saunders

doi:10.1017/9781800101265

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Stephanie N. Saunders, Associate Professor of Spanish and Department Chair of Languages & Cultures at Capital University

Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: February 2021
Print publication year:: 2021
Online ISBN:: 9781800101265
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781800101265

Subjects:: Literature, Literary Texts
Series:: Monografías A

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In the last two decades, the glorification of sewing - whether involving needlework, tailoring, or fashion design - has thrived in Latin American and Iberian cultural works, particularly literature.

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Frontmatter
pp i-v

Dedication
pp vi-vii

Contents
pp viii-ix

Acknowledgments
pp x-xiii

Introduction: Glorifying the Needle and Thread
pp 1-14

1 - On Pins and Needles: Hypermodernity and Hyperclothing Ourselves
pp 15-42

2 - The Perfect Pattern: Dressmaking as a Political Tool in María Dueñas’s El Tiempo Entre Costuras
pp 43-72

3 - Lining with Surrealism: Spaces and Stitches in César Aira’s La Costurera Y El Viento
pp 73-100

4 - Unraveling Gender and Sexual Confinements in Pedro Lemebel’s Tengo Miedo Torero
pp 101-128

5 - An Honest Measuring Tape: Peripheral Places in Frances de Pontes Peebles’s The Seamstress
pp 129-156

6 - Tailoring Peace and Purpose: Sartorial Representations in Children’s Literature
pp 157-180

Conclusion: Final Notions: Toward Consumer Consciousness
pp 181-186

Works Cited
pp 187-196

Index
pp 197-207

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