All for Papers: Eros and Thanatos in Contemporary Hispanic Women's Literature

28-06-2023

Dear academics,

FemCrítica journal is pleased to announce the call for papers for its upcoming edition, which focuses on the theme "Eros and Thanatos in Contemporary Hispanic Women's Literature." We are delighted to invite researchers and scholars in the field of Hispanic literary studies to submit their contributions for consideration.

Theme description:

Contemporary Hispanic women's literature has experienced significant growth in recent decades, offering new perspectives and voices in the literary landscape. The analysis of the relationships between Eros and Thanatos, the instincts of love and death, in the literary works of contemporary Hispanic women authors provides a fascinating opportunity to explore the multiple dimensions of women's representation, their emotional experiences, and the relationship with death in literature.

This call invites the submission of original academic papers that examine the presence and manifestation of Eros and Thanatos in contemporary Hispanic women's literature. Authors are encouraged to explore diverse topics, such as the construction of female identity, sexuality, desire, love, loss, mourning, and the transgression of traditional gender roles, among other related aspects.

Topics of interest:

  • The representation of love and erotic experiences in contemporary Hispanic women's literature.
  • The treatment of death, mourning, and loss in the literary works of contemporary Spanish-speaking women authors.
  • The subversion of gender stereotypes and the exploration of new female identities in literature written by women.
  • The tensions between desire and death in the works of contemporary Hispanic women authors.
  • The power of literary expression in the transformation and emancipation of women in contemporary Hispanic literature.
  • Feminism and the representation of women in literature: critical analysis and comparative studies.

Instructions for authors:

Interested participants should submit their original articles before the aforementioned deadline. The papers must be written in academic language and comply with the formatting guidelines of FemCrítica journal.