No. 17 (2018): Sexual diversities, queer identities, and gender representations in contemporary Hispanic literature and art

This monograph analyses how, in Spain, literature, art, and theatre represent dissident sexual and gender identities. It examines La Virgen Cabeza by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, highlighting Cleopatra as a queer character whose fluid identity breaks with fixed categories such as “gay,” “lesbian,” or “trans.” The novel blends languages, cultures, and neo-baroque aesthetics to subvert heteronormativity and to propose a utopia in which social and sexual hierarchies are dissolved. The study also addresses female masculinity, coming out, and sapphic desire in Mexican theatre, as well as the complex emotional and symbolic relationships in the narratives of Cristina Peri Rossi, which challenge the patriarchal model and make non-normative forms of affect visible. It also analyses the economic precarity of women artists in Spain, revealing inequalities in the art market.