Carolina Maria de Jesus in the Context of Testimonios: Race, Sexuality, and Exclusion.

From: Criticism | Date: March 22, 1999| Author: BUENO, EVA PAULINO | Copyright information

Issues discussed concern the study of the Latin American genre of the testimonio, or the testimonial, focusing on three women authors and the political aspects of their reception in North America. Topics addressed include the authors Rigoberta Menchu, Carolina Maria de Jesus, and Domitila Barrios de Chungara, the categorization of testimonial writing, and the complexity of the works of oppressed women.

The phenomenon called testimonio--testimonials--has gained considerable attentio...

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