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Vilariño Amado, Adriana
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Vilariño Amado, Adriana (2024). “Procesos de construcción historiográfica, género y memoria: el caso de Concha Méndez”. L’Entre Deux, 16 (2).
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[Resumen] Aquellos textos que relatan una experiencia individual funcionan como una vía de acceso no solo a la mente y las vivencias del sujeto que escribe, sino también a la memoria de toda una generación, de un colectivo. A lo largo de los años, ha sido posible observar cómo el campo de estudio de la escritura del yo ha generado un creciente interés, asignándosele a este tipo de escritos un nuevo valor, el de fuente de documentación histórica, ya que permiten conocer hechos y situaciones vividas en primera persona en un determinado marco cronológico y espacial, y comparar testimonios para obtener así una renovada conciencia histórica.Otro fenómeno simultáneo ha sido la creación de grupos, de colectivos formados por individuos que comparten experiencias o que muestran características comunes en su trabajo, como es el caso de la Generación del 27 o las Sinsombrero. Sin embargo, este tipo de categorización, realizada en base al discurso historiográfico, puede traer consigo una serie de inconvenientes, como son la imposición de ciertas características comunes y el dejar de lado otras individuales. Un ejemplo de ello es el caso de la escritora española Concha Méndez. Debido al marco cronológico en el que se sitúa y a su condición femenina (otro sesgo clave a la hora de crear colectivos) ha sido incluida dentro del grupo de las Sinsombrero. Sin embargo, si analizamos sus Memorias habladas, memorias armadas (2018), libro editado por su nieta Paloma Ulacia Altolaguirre, vemos que esta se mueve en entornos masculinos, a los que hace referencia de manera constante, y deja en un segundo plano las redes femeninas de las que forma parte junto con sus compañeras de generación.Por este motivo es necesario cambiar el marco de lectura, buscar rasgos comunes más allá de un marco cronológico o espacial, y comenzar a estudiar a cada sujeto de manera aislada, individual, reconociendo su identidad única.
[Abstract] Those texts that relate an individual experience function as an access route not only to the mind and experiences of the subject who writes but also to the memory of an entire generation, of a collective. Over the years, it has been possible to observe how the field of study of the writing of the self has generated growing interest, assigning this type of writing a new value, that of a source of historical documentation since they allow us to know facts and situations experienced in the first person in a certain chronological and spatial framework, and compare testimonies to obtain a renewed historical awareness. Another simultaneous phenomenon has been the creation of groups, of collectives formed by individuals who share experiences or who show common characteristics in their work, as is the case of the Generation of 27 or the Sinsombrero. However, this type of categorization was carried out based on historiographic discourse, which can bring with it a series of drawbacks, such as the imposition of certain common characteristics and the leaving aside of other individual ones. An example of this is the case of the Spanish writer Concha Méndez. Due to the chronological framework in which she is situated and her feminine condition (another key bias when creating collectives), she has been included within the Sinsombrero group. However, if we analyze her Memorias habladas, memorias armadas (2018), a book edited by her granddaughter Paloma Ulacia Altolaguirre, it is possible to observe that she moves in masculine environments, to which she constantly refers, and leaves the female networks of which she is a part along with her generation companions in the background.For this reason, it is necessary to change the reading framework, look for common features beyond a chronological or spatial framework, and begin to study each subject in an isolated, individual way, recognizing its unique identi
[Abstract] Those texts that relate an individual experience function as an access route not only to the mind and experiences of the subject who writes but also to the memory of an entire generation, of a collective. Over the years, it has been possible to observe how the field of study of the writing of the self has generated growing interest, assigning this type of writing a new value, that of a source of historical documentation since they allow us to know facts and situations experienced in the first person in a certain chronological and spatial framework, and compare testimonies to obtain a renewed historical awareness. Another simultaneous phenomenon has been the creation of groups, of collectives formed by individuals who share experiences or who show common characteristics in their work, as is the case of the Generation of 27 or the Sinsombrero. However, this type of categorization was carried out based on historiographic discourse, which can bring with it a series of drawbacks, such as the imposition of certain common characteristics and the leaving aside of other individual ones. An example of this is the case of the Spanish writer Concha Méndez. Due to the chronological framework in which she is situated and her feminine condition (another key bias when creating collectives), she has been included within the Sinsombrero group. However, if we analyze her Memorias habladas, memorias armadas (2018), a book edited by her granddaughter Paloma Ulacia Altolaguirre, it is possible to observe that she moves in masculine environments, to which she constantly refers, and leaves the female networks of which she is a part along with her generation companions in the background.For this reason, it is necessary to change the reading framework, look for common features beyond a chronological or spatial framework, and begin to study each subject in an isolated, individual way, recognizing its unique identi

