Women on the Move. Body, Memory and Femininity in Present-Day Transnational Diasporic Writing

Roldán Sevillano, Laura (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: In a time of emerging walls and the rise of nostalgic nationalisms, Women on the Move: Body, Memory and Femininity in Present-Day Transnational Diasporic Writing constitutes a thought-provoking collection of articles written by European feminist scholars as well as a necessary critical project which showcases the relevance of global migrations today and women’s crucial role in all types of migratory movements. As Silvia Pellicer-Ortín and Julia Tofantšuk—the editors to this volume—explain in the introductory chapter, women are especially vulnerable in migratory mobility yet, present-day phenomenon of transnational migration not only has disclosed patriarchal mechanisms that subjugate women world-wide but also has allowed many of them to escape their oppressive past and envision a more prosperous future (2019: 5)...

Idioma: Inglés

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Nexus (Santiago de Compostela) 2019 , 1 (2019), 60-62
ISSN: 1697-4646

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Tipo y forma: (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Filología Inglesa (Dpto. Filolog.Inglesa y Alema.)