Más allá del erotismo: deseo sáfico y políticas de la modernidad irlandesa en Interlude (1982) de Maura Richards
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Lesbianismo, deseo sáfico, homonormatividad, neoliberalismo, modernización, urbanismo, terror rural queer, catolicismResumen
Este artículo reexamina Interlude (1982) de Maura Richards yendo más allá de las críticas a su contenido sexual explícito para explorar su significado político, un aspecto previamente pasado por alto. La novela retrata la Irlanda de los años 80 y sus tensiones culturales, sexuales y políticas. El personaje de Martha, una representación de la política sexual neoliberal burguesa, y la representación del armario como espacio de consumismo y deseo, reflejan la modernidad neoliberal y sus fallos. La topografía de Dublín en la novela muestra el el impulso del urbanismo neoliberal y la violencia homófoba, ofreciendo una contrahistoria de la ciudad. En contraste, la representación del oeste de Irlanda, con la “lesbiana aparicional” de Terry Castle, emplea el terror rural queer para subvertir visiones tradicionalistas y romantizadas de la Irlanda rural como espacio heterosexual y armónico. La revelación de Sheila como monja y la conversación final entre las amantes desafían suposiciones neoliberales sobre religiosidad y mujeres, cuestionando la secularización como inherentemente liberadora y reflejando debates contemporáneos sobre religión, feminismo y cambio social. Este análisis revela nuevas subjetividades dentro de la novela, desafiando su reducción a lo meramente erótico y ofreciendo una reinterpretación política de esta.
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