What if being a "mamarracha" were the key to dismantling the system? What if our true power of resistance lay in the grotesque, the eccentric, and the imperfect? Teresa Gispert immerses us in a revolutionary proposal that reclaims the subversive power of older lesbians (50+) from a genealogy of the abject that is pure fire. This bold and provocative essay rescues the figure of the 'mamarracha'--that subject who embraces the excessive, the vulgar, and the grotesque--and turns her into a tool of emancipation. From Divine to Samantha Hudson, from medieval jesters to contemporary dykes, Gispert…mehr
What if being a "mamarracha" were the key to dismantling the system? What if our true power of resistance lay in the grotesque, the eccentric, and the imperfect? Teresa Gispert immerses us in a revolutionary proposal that reclaims the subversive power of older lesbians (50+) from a genealogy of the abject that is pure fire. This bold and provocative essay rescues the figure of the 'mamarracha'--that subject who embraces the excessive, the vulgar, and the grotesque--and turns her into a tool of emancipation. From Divine to Samantha Hudson, from medieval jesters to contemporary dykes, Gispert weaves a web of references that celebrate failure as a political act and humor as a weapon of resistance. 'Bollera y mamarracha' is a practical manual for breaking the silence and liberating the bollera within us. Through proposals such as fanzines, blackout poetry, playfighting, and drag king workshops, the author invites us to rediscover our bodies, explore our creativity, and strengthen our support networks. For those of us who grew up without role models, who tried to fit into molds that weren't ours, who have navigated between visibility and concealment... this book is a battle cry and a celebration. Because, as Gispert says, "You don't become a mamarracha alone: you need a gang to support your mamarracho acts."
Nacida y residente en Mallorca, es profesora de secundaria y Máster en Estudios Culturales y Artes Visuales. Como miembro activo de una organización LGTBIQ+, ha centrado parte de su investigación en las realidades de las lesbianas mayores, particularmente aquellas con apariencia masculina, explorando sus historias y experiencias. El estudio "Redes informales de apoyo entre mujeres lesbianas mayores", realizado junto a Tatiana Casado de Staritzky, ganó la segunda edición del Premio Empar Pineda en 2023 (Fundación 26 de Diciembre). Apasionada por la escritura, ha publicado poemas y relatos en diversas revistas.
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