Through the Lens of Proto- Feminist Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: An Analysis of Six Modern Feminist Perspectives

  • Scout Frewer
Keywords: Proto-feminist, initiator of discursive practice, contemporary approaches, critical feminist perspectives

Abstract

The life and writings of the Mexican icon Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648- 1695) have inspired many modern-day feminist theorists to further their research and have initiated discursive practices that adhere to a critical feminist perspective. The ways in which modern feminist scholars have read Sor Juana have provided discourse as a means of understanding women, both in Sor Juana’s time and in the present day. Characteristics of a feminist perspective atypical of her time appear in Sor Juana’s works and have lead to readings of the nun as a proto-feminist figure due to their anticipatory nature of modern feminist perspectives. Sor Juana’s works have informed contemporary approaches to feminism within and beyond the literary discipline, therefore initiating a diverse discursive practice.
Published
2018-04-09
Section
Research Articles