Culture
Key element in colonial project and illustrated the influence of Castilian grammarian
The element of literacy
Refers to the state of standing still and/or not speaking, is often seen as a sign of respect
Silence
She is often considered the first feminist of North America and her views of rhetoric include the concept of silence used as a persuasive entity....The tenth muse of Mexico
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
In relation to border rhetoric, which war gave birth to the U.S and Mexican border?
Mexican- American war
Nahuatl, Mixtec, Zapotec and Maya all had in common
Verbs that served both “to paint” and “to write”?
Series of events led to this in Latin America during the 19th century
Traditions vanished when indigenous people themselves disappeared
Sor Juana and other female rhetoricians believe this form of rhetoric goes hand in hand with silent rhetoric.
Rhetoric of interruption
Name of a newspaper ran by women influenced and empowered the latino community, specifically female latinas
La Cronica
What is border rhetoric?
Bordering that takes place through the reiterative rhetorical practices of both dominant groups invested in maintaining the borders of citizenship as well as by those minoritarian groups that contest to the border of those nations.
The “five stages of sequence for development of writing”
Pictures, pictorial symbols, verbal signs, syllabic signs and alphabetic signs
Who were the group of campesinos from Santa Ana de Zegache ?
first to visit the nation's capital to display their sculptures
Letter in which silence proves to be meaningful and purposeful persuasive. The author uses her silence to persuade the audience that God wants her to be educated and write.
"La Respuesta"
A political party that promoted feminist ideals
Mexican Liberal Party
What is colorblindness in terms of border rhetoric?
Race no longer matters in our interactions because we have reached equal footing
Feminists have never had an easy time combating machismo in any country, but this gave the testimony to the overwhelming difficulties they encountered in trying to educate Mexican men to view women as persons and not as symbols or objects
Writings of Mexican feminists
What group of people were seen as less than others throughout Latin American history?
Women
Sor Juana uses a certain style of rhetoric to show strength. What is the main characteristic of this style?
Silence
Mexican feminist received little to no support and encouragement from government leaders especially between what years
1900 to 1934
How is the politics of shame contradictory?
Exposes nation in what is covered in its own pride & also allows for recovery/reconstruction of the nation
The letters that Sor Juana became famous for were written following what format? (hint: 5 parts)
Salutation
Winning of Goodwill
Narration
Petition
Conclusion
Imagery is bart of both
speech and action
Sor Juana's literacy letters show silence is meaningful and persuasive they are also an example of
how power dynamics works, hyper-alertness to who is in charge, show how she subverts authority with silence
Feminists writers often used three words to describe Latina women
Unintelligent, apolitical, and passive.
What is the term that refers to long-standing patterns of power that emerged as a result of colonialism, but that define culture, labor, intersubjective relations and knowledge production well beyond the strict limits of colonial administrations?
Coloniality
What does "Captatio benevolentiae" mean?
Winning of Goodwill