AVE/EVA: Un recorrido por la historia cultural de las mujeres en España

Abstract

Within the system of patriarchy that has presided over the West throughout history, women –and femininity– have been represented in a contrasting, antagonistic and irreconcilable way based on what has materialized with the AVE/EVA palindrome. Given the centrality of this theme and its renewed relevance within the political and social debates around gender, this conference will draw a historical overview of the different and conflicting representations of women throughout the history of Spain from the analysis of literary texts and other cultural artifacts that will help us better understand the different representations of women that have served as the basis for building the different constructions of gender identity throughout the centuries.