This study reveals the strategies behind Gabriela Mistral's literary and consular activities in Brazil during the two and a half year period leading up to that nation's declaring war against the Axis (Germany and Italy) in August of 1942.... more
This study reveals the strategies behind Gabriela Mistral's literary and consular activities in Brazil during the two and a half year period leading up to that nation's declaring war against the Axis (Germany and Italy) in August of 1942. Mistral's allies within Itamaraty helped make her a public representative of anti-fascism during this time. They facilitated the translation and publication of her work in Brazil, and her addresses to the Brazilian academies and contacts with other writers, where the Chilean writer shows a clear understanding of Brazil's importance to the war's outcome. At the same time as Mistral's wartime discourse in Brazil decisively influenced her successful Nobel Prize candidacy, her correspondence registers her increasingly acute estrangement from Chile, including strained relations with Pedro Aguirre Cerda amid her grave concern for Chile's wartime foreign policy. To counter the atmosphere of mistrust and the documented insecurity of her wartime correspondence, Gabriela Mistral systematically expanded her already immense social network. She moved from the fishbowl or Río to the stronghold of Petrópolis, where she made her homes into way-stations for debriefing anti-fascist travelers in the circuit to and from Washington D.C. In all, during Mistral's residence in Brazil she served multiple masters and uniquely bridged otherwise non-overlapping, outlying nodes of writer-diplomats, war refugees, translators, performers, and more.
Research Interests: Brazilian Studies, Brazilian History, Southern Cone (Area Studies), Brazilian Politics, Chilean Politics, and 8 moreBrazilian Literature, Second World War (History), Chilean Literature, Brazilian Foreign policy, Gabriela Mistral, Diplomacy and international relations, Getúlio Vargas, and Cultural Diplomacy, Cultural Studies, International Relations
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Mourning Gabriela Mistral’s death was a climactic moment in the transformation of the poet into a national symbol. Posthumous representations of Gabriela Mistral in postage stamps and monetary currency evoke nationalist sentiment in... more
Mourning Gabriela Mistral’s death was a climactic moment in the transformation of the poet into a national symbol. Posthumous representations of Gabriela Mistral in postage stamps and monetary currency evoke nationalist sentiment in dynastic and religious configurations, depicting her as santa maestra; absent, regal, Nobel Queen; and, to a lesser extent, loyal citizen-campesina. These representations create the impression of a timeless, mythic, noble past for the nation as an imagined fraternal community. Recognizing the political circumstances of her portraiture, including her own ambiguous, often contradictory identifications opens the way to understanding how women have been used as symbols of nationhood.
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Información del artículo Las canciones de cuna de Grabriela Mistral y Federico García Lorca: tradición literaria e historia actual.
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Portugal marca un punto de inflexión en la carrera literaria y consular de Gabriela Mistral. Su convalecencia en Lisboa se vio transformada por el estallido de la Guerra Civil española. Trabajó para evacuar académicos, artistas, y... more
Portugal marca un punto de inflexión en la carrera literaria y consular de Gabriela Mistral. Su convalecencia en Lisboa se vio transformada por el estallido de la Guerra Civil española. Trabajó para evacuar académicos, artistas, y médicos. Cuando las autoridades chilenas buscaron trasladarla, sus amigos le facilitaron
invitaciones de Ginebra y París, algo que le permitió seguir colaborando en el trabajo humanitario desde Portugal, donde consiguió una reorientación hacia América y una proyección mayor desde el reconocimiento europeo, que amplió la
visibilidad de su trabajo y figura. Un análisis cuidadoso de sus acciones desde Lisboa revela el impacto que estas tuvieron más allá de su propia vida, a través de los emigrantes que contribuyeron a universidades y a otras instituciones en México, EE.UU. y Argentina. La identificación y secuenciación de sus escritos revelan cómo ella fracasó y se recuperó del revés de sus dos primeras misiones consulares.
invitaciones de Ginebra y París, algo que le permitió seguir colaborando en el trabajo humanitario desde Portugal, donde consiguió una reorientación hacia América y una proyección mayor desde el reconocimiento europeo, que amplió la
visibilidad de su trabajo y figura. Un análisis cuidadoso de sus acciones desde Lisboa revela el impacto que estas tuvieron más allá de su propia vida, a través de los emigrantes que contribuyeron a universidades y a otras instituciones en México, EE.UU. y Argentina. La identificación y secuenciación de sus escritos revelan cómo ella fracasó y se recuperó del revés de sus dos primeras misiones consulares.
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Travel and reunions affect sudden knowledge in this volume of reflective yet fast-moving stories. Most reveal the adaptive talents or deficiencies of travelers and pilgrims, some of whom opt to stay put. Not everyone is sold on travel.... more
Travel and reunions affect sudden knowledge in this volume of reflective yet fast-moving stories. Most reveal the adaptive talents or deficiencies of travelers and pilgrims, some of whom opt to stay put. Not everyone is sold on travel. Beyond the pilgrims are the bewildered, the ...
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©I993 Marjorie Agosin Translation © I993 Elizabeth Horan Acknowledgements: "Pork Sausages" first appeared in Americas Magazine. "An Immense Black Umbrella" first appeared in When Angels... more
©I993 Marjorie Agosin Translation © I993 Elizabeth Horan Acknowledgements: "Pork Sausages" first appeared in Americas Magazine. "An Immense Black Umbrella" first appeared in When Angels Glide at Dawn (Harper Collins, I99I), and "Prairies" and "The Gold ...
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All mothers are queer, or seeming makes it so. A Queer Mother reminds us that queemess is always on display, that the spectator need never come face to face with the perceived object, and that massification of the visual image ensures... more
All mothers are queer, or seeming makes it so. A Queer Mother reminds us that queemess is always on display, that the spectator need never come face to face with the perceived object, and that massification of the visual image ensures that the encounter will still be staged. ...
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Superficially a war between women, the Todd-Dickinson feud began and ended in property battles. 2 The feud was fueled by the interests of the book trade: publishers, critics, and lawyers who cared less about the provenance of manuscripts... more
Superficially a war between women, the Todd-Dickinson feud began and ended in property battles. 2 The feud was fueled by the interests of the book trade: publishers, critics, and lawyers who cared less about the provenance of manuscripts than about how to organize and ...
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Este trabajo rastrea archivos epistolares de Gabriela Mistral, poniendo especial énfasis en las marcas que sitúan a emisores y destinatarios en tiempos y espacios queer. Concentrada en la etapa inicial de su carrera, la pesquisa demuestra... more
Este trabajo rastrea archivos epistolares de Gabriela Mistral, poniendo especial énfasis en las marcas que sitúan a emisores y destinatarios en tiempos y espacios queer. Concentrada en la etapa inicial de su carrera, la pesquisa demuestra cómo Mistral ensaya estrategias retóricas que le permiten escenificar un tipo de amistad queer (amistad viril) y cómo, a partir de ellas, establece relaciones de intercambio afectivo (queer sociability) con intelectuales de las Américas; en especial, Alberto Nin Frías, su primer amigo diplomático y abiertamente homosexual.