Nepantla as her place in the middle : multilingualism and multiculturalism in the writings of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Nicole Lynn Gomez (Author), Millie Gimmel (Degree supervisor), University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Arts and Sciences (Degree granting institution)
In this dissertation, I analyze a selection of Sor Juana's works in the context of bilingual and bicultural studies. I infer that the author's language acquisition and cultural sensitivity were interrelated, both affecting the other and influencing her writing. I argue that her bilingualism correlated with her cultural sensitivity and sympathy towards marginalized groups. In her works, the author employs a variety of strategies to denounce discrimination and repression as well as rhetoric that promotes tolerance of other cultures and resistance to oppression. I explore these strategies in her texts and apply relevant theory in order to fully analyze their implications. I study the circumstances of each individual language and culture referenced as well as the phenomenon of multiculturalism itself
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 2016
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016