The inextricable connection of the personal and the political in transition-era Spain

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2018
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University of Alabama Libraries
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During the last years of the 1970s, Spain faced a shift from dictatorship to democracy upon the death of dictator, Francisco Franco. This period of change from dictatorial regime to democracy is referred to as the Transition. This era inspired new political ideas and reflection on societal attitudes. Most specifically related to this thesis, feminism began to gain ground. The two works that I explore, the magazine, Vindicación feminista and the novel, Crónica del desamor exemplify the idea that the personal is political, and particularly for women living in this time through their exploration of highly politicized and at the same time, quite personal themes. This thesis establishes that here is an indivisible link between the personal and political by analyzing the themes shared by the two primary works that elucidate this connection: reproductive rights, sexuality, women’s writing, labor, and the constructs of motherhood and family. Vindicación feminista and Crónica del desamor demonstrate the multidimensional face of feminism through their respectively non-fictional and fictional approaches while sharing language and themes. The magazine considers the Transition through an explicitly political lens while highlighting the personal and the novel does so through an intimate point of view, interweaving the political. Ultimately, both texts advocate the focus on the personal, daily aspect of the political and the importance of this connection in achieving societal progress

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Literature, Gender studies, European studies
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