Childhood Obsessions: Modern Women and Discursive Space
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
In Norah Lange's book Childhood Notebooks (1937), through the voice of a young girl, the text establishes a platform for the discussion and recognition of women in modern Argentina, taking a clear stance about female participation in socio-historical affairs and cultural debates. Lange strategically deviates from her formerly open exploration of female sexuality, and centers her text on a fictionalized autobiography comprised of a collection of vignettes which recount childhood memories about games, obsessions, tragedies, and joyous events, all seen from the perspective of a child. The apparent naïve and uncritical voice of the girl, however, gives way to a larger discussion about the role of women in modern society and the inescapability of their participation in the making of history.
Publication Date
4-23-2019
Recommended Citation
Romero, Gabriela, "Childhood Obsessions: Modern Women and Discursive Space" (2019). Faculty Symposium. 31.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/faculty_symposium/31