Tracing Texts: Little Gracie

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04/12/17 • 14 min

During a conference in Savannah, we had the opportunity to visit the Bonaventure Cemetery. In this special episode, Dr. Lucia Florido joins us to discuss Little Gracie, one of Savannah's most famous past residents buried in Bonaventure. We explore the possible reasons why Little Gracie may have reached cult status. We hope you enjoy our live chat.

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Tracing Texts - Episode 7: Reforging a Forgotten Faith: The Femme Fatale’s Role in Revaluing Indigenous Religion in Elena Garro’s Los recuerdos del porvenir

In this podcast, Sylvia and Anton discuss Elena Garro’s novel, Los Recuerdos del porvenir (1963), which gives an account of the Mexican Revolution’s aftermath and challenges patriarchal depictions of the non-passive woman to question accepted notions of femininity. By refashioning the femme fatale, Garro offers a different reading of the historical record and critiques hegemonic Western masculine discourses, while also providing an aperture for reinstating and endowing Nahuatl religious practices with value and continued meaning.

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