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Abstract
Adriana Cavarero's conceptualization of Medusa serves as a potent metaphor for the subtle redirection of violence of oblivious women who ignored the brutalization of pregnant victims during Argentina’s military dictatorship (1976-83). In Luis Puenzo’s La historia oficial (1985) and Santiago Mitre’s Argentina 1985 (2022), skillfully unveil the ghastly practice of torturing pregnant women, unraveling the vulnerability of both mothers and their infants, evoking a sense of disgust and repugnance that is eventually shared by oblivious women. Beyond mere storytelling, these films challenge prevailing power dynamics and discourses, shedding light on the complicit ignorance of elite women during an era marked by Argentina's quest for restitution.
Bio Note
Stephanie Orozco is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of South Carolina Aiken. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2018, and her BA and MA from the University of Nevada Reno. Dr. Orozco research interest includes Argentine Literature and Childhood Studies.
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Orozco, Stephanie R.
(2024)
"Horror Stories: Oblivious Women in Luis Puenzo’s La historia oficial (1985) and Santiago Mitre’s Argentina 1985 (2022),"
The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal: Vol. 14:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.20429/cr.2024.140104
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https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/thecoastalreview/vol14/iss1/4
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