Where is the common ground for feminist theory and Latin American culture? Jean Franco explores Mexican women's struggle for interpretive power in relation to the Catholic religion, the nation, and post-modern society; and examines the writings of women who wrote under the shadow of recognized male writers, as well as the works of more marginal figures. In this original and skillfully written book Franco demonstrates the many feminisms that emerge in apparently rigid and adverse situations, and provides the foundation for a more comprehensive, less ethnocentric feminst theory.

About the Author
Jean Franco is a professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.


Book Information
ISBN 9780231064231
Author Jean Franco
Format Paperback
Page Count 235
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press