Feeling Pre-columbian: Chicana Feminists' Imaginative Historiography
Feeling Pre-columbian: Chicana Feminists' Imaginative Historiography
The “Feeling Pre-Columbian” serves as a respond to Elaine Scarry's often quoted assertion that pain is world-destroying, where an argument has been made to say that pain opens up new perceptions of the relationships between one's body and the world around it. Different insights from different people concerned with literature were used to defend this argument that gave multiple historical references that enables today's dominant culture to move outside. In particular, the indigenous Mesoamerican traditions invoke center on public displays of body manipulation. Unlike their predecessors of the Chicano movimiento, who adopted the Aztec warrior as an icon to strengthen Chicano nationalism, Anzaldúa, Moraga, and Castillo worship goddesses, saints, artists, and AIDS victims who represent shape-shifting and openness rather than defended bodily boundaries.
Keywords: Feeling Pre-Columbian, Elaine Scarry, Chicana Feminists, Mesoamerican, Aztec warrior, body manipulation, Chicano, Anzaldúa, Moraga, Castillo
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