Gender Violence in Twenty–First–Century Latin American Women′s Writing: Violence in the Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds

Introduction I: Columbia 1. Sadistic Sexual Femicide in Alejandra Jaramillo Morales's Acaso la muerte - Stephen M. Hart 2. Political Madness in Laura Restrepo's Delirio - Stephen M. Hart II: Cuba 3. Homophobia in Ena Lucía Portela's Cien botellas en una pared - María E. López 4. Racism and gender violence in Wendy Guerra's Negra - María E. López III: Argentina 5. Femicide in rural Argentina in Selva Almada's Chicas muertas - María E. López 6. The control over women's bodies in Claudia Piñeiro's Quién no - María E. López IV: Chile 7. The Posthuman Female Body in Lockdown in Diamela Eltit's Fuerzas especiales - Stephen M. Hart 8. The Distant Death of a Female Body in Carla Guelfenbein's Contigo en la distancia - Stephen M. Hart V: Mexico 9. Derogary hegemonic masculinity into Lydia Cacho's Ellos hablan - María E. López 10. Abjection of the female body inFernanda Melchor's Temporada de huracanes- María E. López Conclusion Bibliography