Irreverent Womanhood: The Healing of Intergenerational and Cultural Trauma in the Chicanx and Latinx Sonic Poetry of Amalia Ortiz and Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Author

Yasmine A. Gomez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

5-2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Dr. Marci R. McMahon

Second Advisor

Dr. Cathryn Merla-Watson

Third Advisor

Dr. Emmy Perez

Abstract

The connections between nontraditional forms of literature and spiritual activism lie within the resistive practices of Chicanx Feminism. This thesis argues that cultural healing and social change is dependent upon the recognition of trauma as a step towards enacting social justice. Additionally, this thesis focuses on the figure of Coyolxauhqui and indigenous motherhood to reveal procedures for change. Through the theory of trauma, this thesis examines the nontraditional Chicanx/Latinx poetry of Amalia Ortiz’s sonic rock opera, Cancíon, Cannibal, Cabaret, & Other Songs and Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s novel in verse, Dreaming of You.

My investigation into the breaking of gendered boundaries and cultural memory analyzes these authors’ methods for social justice and spiritual activism. By analyzing these texts through a decolonial and speculative lens, this thesis offers a reflection of the imaginaries and hauntings of Chicanx and Latinx poets and their plans of actions for social change.

Comments

Copyright 2023 Yasmine A. Gomez. All Rights Reserved.

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Recommended Citation

Gomez, Yasmine A., "Irreverent Womanhood: The Healing of Intergenerational and Cultural Trauma in the Chicanx and Latinx Sonic Poetry of Amalia Ortiz and Melissa Lozada-Oliva" (2023). Theses and Dissertations. 1223.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/1223