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La femme-animal dans l’oeuvre de Graça Morais: une identification entre fragilité et puissance visionnaire

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The woman-animal has been recurring in Graça Morais’ work since the 1980s. A hybrid being, part human, part animal, and sometimes vegetal or supernatural, she appears endowed with a salvific power. Connected to the earth and a guardian of memory, her power of creation ties her to the future, giving her a gift of premonition. Graça Morais often identifies with the animals of Trás-os-Montes, reinforcing her bond with her homeland. This woman-animal is rooted in surrealist primitivism and the anthropology of Lévi-Strauss, updated by artists of the 1960s.

Source: e-Letras com Vida Revista de Estudos Globais — Humanidades Ciências e Artes

DOI: 10.53943/elcv.0224_52-72

Author: Christina Tschech

Institutions: Université Paris-Est Créteil, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire d'étude du Politique Hannah Arendt

Language: English

Topic: Literature, Culture, and Criticism

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405940265

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