DISCOURSE STUDIES

One more snapshot II

Monserrat Cano-Martínez — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Esta muestra fotográfica ofrece archivos que posibilitan la re-construcción de una memoria colectiva y, a partir de ahí, generar derivas visuales sobre, y en torno, a las mujeres que han sido invisibilizadas, calladas y violentadas por la violenta historia de un Estado-nación.

Preguntas en torno a los cadáveres

Karina Abigail Escobedo Toro — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

La muerte es parte de la vida, cada ser humano sabe que un día tendrá que morir. A pesar de eso, la manera de morir señala cuestiones importantes que no están expuestas a simple vista. En El morir violento, Romero Castro nos expone la diferencia de matar como un acto y el morir como un hecho.

Letter from the Editor: Language, gender and feminisms in discourse

Aurora Georgina Bustos Arellano — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

El lenguaje tiene la capacidad de construir realidades; sin embargo, su potencia no se actualiza por sí sola. El lenguaje requiere de intenciones que le permitan elaborar discursos y narrativas que impacten la forma en que percibimos el mundo.

Español Español

Michelle Denise Rodríguez Chiw — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Abstract:

This paper proposes a critical review of grammatical gender in Spanish, focusing on the analysis of its binary nature and its articulation with Western thought frameworks that contribute to its reinforcement. To problematize this phenomenon, decolonial and antipatriarchal theories are employed, with the aim of observing and deconstructing the dichotomous schemas constructed from the Global North that classify bodies based on difference, a logic that extends to abstract realms such as thought and language. This approach allows for a reflection on the limits of traditional linguistic analysis—both theoretical and structuralist—while also opening up questions that encourage the development of alternative theoretical frameworks for understanding language from other epistemologies and disciplines.

Keywords: grammatical gender, binary thinking, the Global North, epistemology, decolonial theory

Mary Astell and Sor Juana on their exclusion of the philosophical canon

Julia Muñoz Velasco — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

“The oxymoron problem” is the way Eileen O’Neill refers to the thesis that “woman philosopher is something barely possible and always unnatural” (36). In light of the oxymoron problem, this article has two main objectives. The first is to point out how this problem tried to justify the exclusion of women from philosophy, and how this was denounced by two modern authors: Mary Astell and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. The second will be to identify what commitments arise from combating this sexist discourse, that is, it will question how it is necessary to narrate the history of philosophy to recognize the contribution of women in it.

Institutional Narratives and Structural Inequalities: A Gender Policy Analysis of Argentina and Uruguay

Tatiana Marisel Pizarro — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This article presents a theoretical-methodological framework that integrates Carol Bacchi’s “What’s the Problem Represented to Be?” (WPR) approach (2009) with Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), in dialogue with feminist and gender studies. The proposal examines public policies not merely as technical tools, but as discursive practices that shape social realities. This framework enables the analysis of how institutional narratives construct representations that either perpetuate or challenge structural inequalities. Using examples such as Argentina's National Action Plan Against Gender-Based Violence and Uruguay's National Care System, the article explores discursive tensions. Finally, it underscores the importance of designing inclusive public policies that transform problematic narratives and promote gender equality.

#Owningwhatwesay. Women's writing on Twitter [“x”]

Teresa Díaz Torres — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In this article, I analyze the hypertextual writing developed by Twitter users ["X"], as they come into contact with the narratives and experiences of other women and various feminist practices that are produced on the platform. Through the testimonies of five active women on Twitter, I reflect on the way a process of subjective transformation occurs by writing and positioning themselves as subjects of enunciation. Through feminist discussions on escritura de mujeres and the feminización de la escritura, I understand this writing in tweets as an [other] writing that moves away from the literary canon, positioning itself as everyday writing without established rules and capable of questioning certain prevailing systems of domination.

Barbie, the doll and her discourse as a cultural icon of femininity

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Propongo tomar la muñeca Barbie como objeto de reflexión filosófica y analizar sus diferentes significados y prácticas que proponen una idea de feminidad. Para ello, se utilizan la categoría analítica de imaginarios sociales, la teoría del discurso y la metodología hermenéutica-interpretativa. Se concluye que la muñeca, como construcción imaginaria, puede influir en la estructuración de las expectativas de las niñas. El discurso rosa actual, promovido por la película Barbie (2023), ofrece diversas opciones para construir la imagen de la feminidad mediante la crítica de los roles de género tradicionales.

Feminist photographic practice, another discourse

Monserrat Cano-Martínez — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The text analyzes feminist photography as a tool for resistance and social transformation within the context of patriarchy. Drawing from the theoretical perspectives of authors such as Pierre Bourdieu, Nancy Fraser, Bolívar Echeverría, and Jesús Martín Barbero, among others, it examines how photographic images can challenge or change the symbolic structures that perpetuate gender inequality. Photography is not only documents the feminist struggle, but also it constructs new visual narratives that question traditional representations of women and make visible the multiple forms of violence they face. In this sense, the image becomes a space for political expression and it is a medium for social justice; it is an aesthetic and political strategy that amplifies women’s voices, enables the denunciation of injustices, and contributes to building a more equitable society.