The Silent Feminine: Essays on Jouissance, the Letter, and the Arts (Psychoanalytic Studies: Clinical, Social, and Cultural Contexts)

"Contributors to this edited collection use a psychoanalytic lens to examine the historical and political silencing of women as portrayed through Latin American art and literature"-- Provided by publisher Contents Introduction 1: The Silencing of Women and the Silent Feminine in Literature about War 2: Nellie Campobello 3: Feminine Jouissance in Elena Garro’s Writing 4: Autoviudas 5: Feminine Voices as an Exploration of the Unfathomable 6: Destinies of Silence, Silence of Destiny 7: Creative Silence in the Works of Frida Kahlo 8: Las Tinieblas y El Agua Para Chocolate 9: The Individual Rights Dimension Associated with Mental Health Care 10: From Women’s Silence to the Speaking Subject Index About the Editor and Contributors