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Título: | Retrieving or revising? Using mythology in contemporary Italian literature against femicide |
Autor(es): | Mandolini, Nicoletta |
Palavras-chave: | Femminicidio Femicide Italian literature Elena Mearini Caterina Serra Mythology Art-activism Gender violence myth feminism art-based activism feminism: art-based activism |
Data: | 11-Jun-2021 |
Editora: | Taylor & Francis |
Revista: | Italian Studies |
Citação: | Mandolini, N. (2021). Retrieving or revising? Using mythology in contemporary Italian literature against femicide. Italian Studies, 76(3), 320-328. |
Resumo(s): | This article investigates two contemporary Italian novels treating femicide: Undicesimo comandamento (2011) by Elena Mearini and Padreterno (2015) by Caterina Serra. It draws on feminist insights that consider practices of revising and retrieving mythology as an opportunity to launch a process of re-symbolisation, one capable of challenging patriarchal discrimination and violence. In particular, the article examines Mearini’s decision to rewrite the Christian myth of the cross in order to tell the story of a woman annihilated by her partner’s violence. It also explores Serra’s use of the Greek myth of Aristaeus to retrieve a story of femicide told by a male offender who undergoes a process of self-awareness. It approaches these texts as part of a contemporary Italian impetus to tackle lethal gender violence against women by means of literary representations and storytelling. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/75119 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00751634.2021.1932052 |
ISSN: | 1748-6181 |
Versão da editora: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00751634.2021.1932052 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CECS - Artigos em revistas internacionais / Articles in international journals |
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Retrieving or Revising REVISED ARTICLE_Feb21GASHNM copy.pdf | 156,45 kB | Adobe PDF | Ver/Abrir |