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Refashioning the book in Pinochet's Chile: the feminist literary project. Ergo Sum.

The article discusses Ergo Sum, a Chilean feminist political and literary collective founded by Pía Barros that was created to expose human rights violations, challenge military censorship, and question the male dominance of the literary establishment. The author focuses on the group's work during t...

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Published in:Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 137 - 154
Main Author: Cardone, Resha
Format: Article
Published: Confluencia Fall2013
Subjects:
Collectives (Social movements)
Feminist organizations
Barros, Pía
Chilean politics & government, 1973-
Women authors
Chilean art
Human rights violations
Feminist literature
Authors
Social history
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Summary:The article discusses Ergo Sum, a Chilean feminist political and literary collective founded by Pía Barros that was created to expose human rights violations, challenge military censorship, and question the male dominance of the literary establishment. The author focuses on the group's work during the Chilean democracy of the 1970s and 1980s, arguing that its literary productions challenged the government as well as the art scene, sexist social mores, and the role of women authors.