Latin American Feminisms: desire, body and biopolitics of the maternal

Abstract

In this article, I will provide a genealogical interpretation of Latin American feminisms, based on three conceptual territories: desire, the body and what I call the biopolitics of the maternal, which allows me to explore one of the great gravitational nodes for these types of feminism: maternity/ies. Here I discuss a controversial issue that uses various discourses and practices to pinpoint the feminist discomfort and insolence that have arisen in response to the patriarchal restraints from the 19th century to the present. This is achieved through the choice of certain moments, as symbolizing scenes, which I regard as crucial to understanding the particularities of the feminisms in the region.