The history of literature and the universal canon, as presented by Harold Bloom, are clearly dominated by a binary logic in which hegemonic masculinity is the protagonist. Thanks to the intense activism of individual and collective actors, the 21st century seems to be generating a significant change and assigning visibility both to women and to non-normative and dissident sexualities.
In Latin America, collectives such as Ni Una Menos have even managed to intercept state agendas and open strong public debates on positive discrimination, femicide, or abortion. In SPA2314/4314 we will study how the Latin American narrative of the 21st century is challenging the Western cultural tradition by giving unusual prominence to women and queer sexualities. A first moment will be dedicated to figures who - like Pedro Lemebel, María Moreno, Diamela Eltit or Fernando Vallejo - mark the transition to the 21st century, and then we will focus on the new generation of writers where Fernanda Melchor, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara or Camila Sosa Villada stand out.