Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina

In this paper, we propose a discursive analysis of the play Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina. The analysis focuses on the scene called ‘Sunset’, which depicts the sexual violence perpetrated against a kidnapped women by a genocide, during the latest Argentinean dictatorship. This...

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Autor principal: Di Meglio, Estefanía
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras 2025
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Argentinean dictatorship
sexual violence
gender performativity
mitigation of oppression
Susana Torres Molina
dictadura argentina
violencia sexual
performatividad de género
mitigación de la opresión
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8725
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spelling I48-R154-article-87252025-10-16T23:22:29Z Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina Actuar el género. La representación de la violencia contra las mujeres en Esa extraña forma de pasión, de Susana Torres Molina Di Meglio, Estefanía Argentinean dictatorship sexual violence gender performativity mitigation of oppression Susana Torres Molina dictadura argentina violencia sexual performatividad de género mitigación de la opresión Susana Torres Molina In this paper, we propose a discursive analysis of the play Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina. The analysis focuses on the scene called ‘Sunset’, which depicts the sexual violence perpetrated against a kidnapped women by a genocide, during the latest Argentinean dictatorship. This work studies the so called grey spaces of rape (Hercovich, 1997), the gender performativity (Butler, 1990) performed by the character as a strategy to mitigate oppression (Rodó-Zárate, 2021), an oppression that represents the final link in the dictatorship’s systematic plan to punish activist women, in accordance with the regime’s gender ideology. As colophon, this play is put in conversation with an issue of the play Ya vas a ver (2015) by Torres Molina, which presents a woman’s performance as a defense mechanism in the face of imminent rape. The theoretical framework is grounded in gender studies and memory studies in Latin America. Proponemos un análisis discursivo de una de las escenas de la obra teatral Esa extraña forma de pasión (estrenada en el año 2011), de Susana Torres Molina. La escena (“Sunset”) representa la violencia sexual perpetrada por dos genocidas y sufrida por una mujer secuestrada durante la última dictadura en Argentina (1976-1983). Se estudiarán en el texto dramático los grises de la violencia sexual (Hercovich, 1997), así como la performatividad de género (Butler, 1990) que el personaje de la mujer actúa con el objeto de mitigar la opresión (Rodó-Zárate, 2021) a la que es sometida como parte del plan sistemático genocida. A modo de colofón, se pondrá en diálogo esta escena con un aspecto de la obra Ya vas a ver (2015) de la misma autora: la actuación como mecanismo de defensa de la mujer frente a la violación. La metodología está dada por el análisis literario y el marco teórico se basa en los estudios de género y los estudios de la memoria en América Latina. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras 2025-10-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/zip text/xml text/html https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8725 10.30972/clt.278725 Cuadernos de Literatura; No. 27 (2025): Septiembre Cuadernos de Literatura; Núm. 27 (2025): Septiembre Cuadernos de Literatura; n. 27 (2025): Septiembre 2684-0499 0326-5102 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8725/8364 https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8725/8365 https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8725/8366 https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8725/8401 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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topic Argentinean dictatorship
sexual violence
gender performativity
mitigation of oppression
Susana Torres Molina
dictadura argentina
violencia sexual
performatividad de género
mitigación de la opresión
Susana Torres Molina
spellingShingle Argentinean dictatorship
sexual violence
gender performativity
mitigation of oppression
Susana Torres Molina
dictadura argentina
violencia sexual
performatividad de género
mitigación de la opresión
Susana Torres Molina
Di Meglio, Estefanía
Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina
topic_facet Argentinean dictatorship
sexual violence
gender performativity
mitigation of oppression
Susana Torres Molina
dictadura argentina
violencia sexual
performatividad de género
mitigación de la opresión
Susana Torres Molina
author Di Meglio, Estefanía
author_facet Di Meglio, Estefanía
author_sort Di Meglio, Estefanía
title Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina
title_short Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina
title_full Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina
title_fullStr Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina
title_full_unstemmed Performing the gender. The representation of violence against women in Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina
title_sort performing the gender. the representation of violence against women in esa extraña forma de pasión, by susana torres molina
description In this paper, we propose a discursive analysis of the play Esa extraña forma de pasión, by Susana Torres Molina. The analysis focuses on the scene called ‘Sunset’, which depicts the sexual violence perpetrated against a kidnapped women by a genocide, during the latest Argentinean dictatorship. This work studies the so called grey spaces of rape (Hercovich, 1997), the gender performativity (Butler, 1990) performed by the character as a strategy to mitigate oppression (Rodó-Zárate, 2021), an oppression that represents the final link in the dictatorship’s systematic plan to punish activist women, in accordance with the regime’s gender ideology. As colophon, this play is put in conversation with an issue of the play Ya vas a ver (2015) by Torres Molina, which presents a woman’s performance as a defense mechanism in the face of imminent rape. The theoretical framework is grounded in gender studies and memory studies in Latin America.
publisher Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras
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