Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century nun, self-taught scholar and acclaimed writer of the Latin American colonial period. She was also a staunch advocate for women’s rights. (Biography.com) In previous articles…
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The Gender Constructs of Marianismo and Machismo and the Roles of La Malinche and the Virgen de Guadalupe (Part II)
In Part 1 of this topic, we defined and compared Machismo and Marianismo. In Parts 2 and 3 we’ll discuss the two archetypes against which women are judged: La Virgen de Guadalupe and La Malinche. In academic…
The Gender Constructs of Marianismo and Machismo and the Roles of La Malinche and the Virgen de Guadalupe (Part I)
One of the topics we cover in Intro to Latin American Studies is Gender in Latin America. Of course, this is a huge topic, upon which many research studies, books, thesis papers and projects have…