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Propuestas Para Una Reconceptualización Surrealista Y Postmoderna De La Sexualidad Femenina En Los Textos De Cristina Escofet E Isabel Allende, Zoila Clark
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Female sexuality has commonly been viewed as the passive counterpart of male sexuality. Building upon Adrienne Rich's theory of compulsive heterosexuality, I would suggest that the fundamental location of this problem lies within the subconscious. Cristina Escofet's stance on this issue is to argue in favor of a deconstruction of Jungian archetypes, revealing their constructed rather than intrinsic character. In this dissertation, I study representative texts by Escofet and Isabel Allende and show not only how they depict patriarchal compulsive heterosexuality, but also try to reconceptualize female sexuality through surrealist and postmodern techniques such as self-reflection, dialogue with our double …
Environmental Stewardship And The Fate Of The Brazilian Amazon : A Case Study Of The Madeira Complex, Karyna Do Monte
Environmental Stewardship And The Fate Of The Brazilian Amazon : A Case Study Of The Madeira Complex, Karyna Do Monte
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The present paper analyzes a case study of the Madeira Complex, which plans to build two massive dams on the Amazon River's largest tributary, to identify religious discourse in ecological debates. Three sides of the debate are investigated in order to analyze the various perspectives of proper human relations with the rest of nature that emerge. The Brazilian government and large corporations support the project as a necessary step to meet future national energy needs, the indigenous groups settled in federal territories that are directly affected by the environmental impact of the project and have mixed opinions, and environmentalist organizations …