The cycle, coordinated by art historian Elena Ramírez, aims to recover stories of women who have been silenced or misrepresented by traditional historiography. It also seeks to open a dialogue on the historical and cultural impact of feminism.
Participants in the cycle include Cristo Gil, Daniasa M. Curbelo, Yolanda Ruano, Irene Rodríguez Pintado, Laura Blázquez, and Marta Viera.
Taking as a starting point the intimate space for creation claimed by Virginia Woolf, the cycle will journey through different female narratives across cinema, literature, religion, and art history.
The sessions will cover Spanish 'destape' cinema and the female imaginary, the presence of women and sexual dissidents in religious contexts in the Canary Islands, the patriarchal context of the 19th century and the social confinement of female characters in novels such as 'La Regenta', 'Madame Bovary', and 'Anna Karenina'. It will also examine the beauty canon in the works of Jane Austen, the myth of Erzsébet Báthory, and a new look at the work 'Mararía'.
The program seeks to establish this cycle as a space for reflection on contemporary social issues and feminism, thereby renewing the discourses that have dominated our society.
