The transexual in “El lugar sin límites”: Monstruosity, normas and punishment

 

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Martínez Díaz, María
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2012
Description:This article presents an interpretation of the novel by José Donoso El Lugar sin límites (1966). It is a literary analysis focused on the character called La Manuela, he aims to reflect on the emergence of the transsexual in the male order dominated by violence and the mechanisms of power. At the same time the analysis will revolve around the character`s body from wich it will be possible to notice the construction processes of gender identity and the normative violence exerted on the body following the heteronormative principles.
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/3550
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/humanidades/article/view/3550
Keyword:Gender Identity
Transsexual
Power
Body
Patriarchy
Identidad de género
transexual
poder
cuerpo
patriarcado