New frontiers of the parental role: motherhood and fatherhood in the Latin American world

Rosa Maria Grillo; Giuseppe D’Angelo; Giulia Nuzzo

New frontiers of the parental role: motherhood and fatherhood in the Latin American world

Authors

Rosa Maria Grillo

University of Salerno

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2070-5601

Giuseppe D’Angelo

University of Salerno

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9373-828X

Giulia Nuzzo

University of Salerno

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9959-6646

Keywords:

family, father, mother, children

Synopsis

Publisher: Department of Arts and Humanities Università degli Studi di Salerno (DipSum)

Series: Collection of Studies and Texts. From ancient Babel to the encounters of Modernity

Pages: 328

Language: Italian, Spanish

Abstract: When proposing the theme New frontiers of the parental role: maternity and paternity in the Latin American world, we aimed to transcend the gender frontiers, which are now obsolete in relation to the still ‘fluid’ codification of those realities identified in the LGBT+ inclusive world - gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultures... -. So we thought about a specific point of view, even if fluid in time and in the cultures of the different geographies: parental roles, pre-defined and immovable in patriarchal societies, but today profoundly affected not only by the weight of feminist demands but also by technological, scientific, medical and syndicalist progress, and, precisely, by the breaking down of that binary barrier that defined a priori roles and powers. There is no doubt that, in the texts published here, all these elements are present, either as protagonists or as background and subconscious, even with a useful distribution and intersection of female and male gazes that at times refer to a visionary “Madame Bovary c'est moi” that is even more inclusive and transgressive, although with a decided prevalence of ‘feminine’ discourses. There is a great variety of themes, geographies and approaches that preclude an unequivocal presentation, but undoubtedly prevalent are a wide range of narratives on the different degrees and modes of ‘transgressiveness’ with regard to the traditional topos of ‘maternal love’, continually being questioned, when not denied and infracted, by violent actions or psychologically deviant attitudes, and themes related to ‘absence’ for the most varied reasons within a family unit.

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Author Biographies

Rosa Maria Grillo, University of Salerno

Full Professor of Spanish American Language and Literatures at the University of Salerno. She directs the narrative collection “Mirando al Sur” (Officine Pindariche), the “Biblioteca di Studi e Testi” (Share Libri) and the magazine “Testi e Linguaggi” (Carocci). She has published six monographs: Racconto spagnolo, Salerno 1985, Exiliado de sí mismo, José Bergamín en Uruguay 1947-1954, Montevideo, 1995, and Lleida, 1999, Emigrante/Inmigrado. Una doble identidad en el espejo de la literatura uruguaya, Salerno-Milano, 2003, Escribir la Historia, Alicante, 2009, Cinquecento anni di Civiltà e Barbarie, Salerno, 2021, Vivere per testimoniare, testimoniare per vivere, Salerno,2022; her essays have been published in Italy, Francia, España, Escandinavia, Grecia, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Paraguay and Uruguay. Her main research topics are: Historical Novel; Travel Emigration and Exile Literature; Women’s Autobiography; Modernity/Postmodernity discourse; testimonial literature

Giuseppe D’Angelo, University of Salerno

Giuseppe D’Angelo is a professor of Spanish-American Language and Literature at the University of Salerno. His research has mainly focused on Italian emigration, on which he has published two monographs and numerous essays. He has also worked on issues related to the political and economic aspects of the construction of contemporary Venezuela, as well as on prominent figures in the country’s cultural and scientific spheres. In this context, he devoted particular attention to the figure of Salvador De La Plaza. Another field of research concerns dictatorships and popular movements in the countries of the Southern Cone, with a particular focus on Chile. Over time, his interests on historical, political, and economical history have been complemented by literary studies, and he has dedicated research on figures such as Rodó and Sepúlveda.

Giulia Nuzzo, University of Salerno

Giulia Nuzzo is Associate Professor of Spanish American Languages and Literatures at the University of Salerno. Her research interests have focused on travel and exile literature, as well as on the narratives of violence in Colombia, with a particular emphasis on authors such as Ricardo Rojas, Gabriela Mistral, Jorge Eielson, Rodolfo Walsh, Daniel Ferreira, Pablo Montoya, among others. Her publications include the monographs Caminos identitarios entre Argentina y España. Los viajes a Europa de Ricardo Rojas (2015) and Intelectuales en el país de Trujillo. En torno a la vida y a la obra de Baltasar Miró (2016).