Papers by Adrianna Simone
In Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth (1998), Michel Foucault states that before a person can reach a... more In Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth (1998), Michel Foucault states that before a person can reach a spiritual transformation, they should seek the very truth that will leave one transformed, a phenomenon he describes as “techniques of the self.” Additional theorists and philosophers, such as Emma Perez, Judith Butler, Ramon Grosfoguel, Nelson Maldonado-Torres and Jose David Saldivar, explore the relationship of the self to “the other” in their theoretical texts. Through a careful analysis of decolonial and philosophical ideas about identity, I critically analyze the journey and eventual transformation that fictional character Micaela (also known as Lorenzo) undertakes in Emma Perez’s novel Forgetting the Alamo, or, Blood Memory . Micaela struggles with the resilience of the “coloniality of power” in her everyday life as it leaves her angry, hateful and “uncivilized.” I address questions about barriers that make personal transformations difficult. Micaela’s retelling demonstrates that ...
ABSTRACT“It Was NEVER Fiction:” The Decolonized Voice of Michele SerrosbyAdrianna Marie Bayer Sim... more ABSTRACT“It Was NEVER Fiction:” The Decolonized Voice of Michele SerrosbyAdrianna Marie Bayer SimoneClare Hemmings’ Why Stories Matter: The Political Grammar of Feminist Theory (2011) posits three types of narratives—progress, loss, and return. She argues that all stories fall into one of these categories, with the most desired ones existing as return narratives. I argue that Hemmings does not account for decolonial stories and that an additional type of narrative is needed. As a decolonized voice, Chicana author Michele Serros embodies an ambiguous and transformative form of storytelling. I liken it to a DNA helix with multiple layers and threads that connect in a continuum of space and time. I critically analyze Serros’ writing conventions, such as her confessional and often autobiographical undertones, as techniques that illuminate new ways of understanding race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Her most well-known books, How to Be a Chicana Role Model (2000) and Chicana ...
Ex-centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature, Culture & Media, 2019
In "Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth" (1998), Michel Foucault states that before a person can reach... more In "Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth" (1998), Michel Foucault states that before a person can reach a spiritual transformation, they should seek the very truth that will leave one transformed, a phenomenon he describes as "techniques of the self." Additional theorists and philosophers, such as explore the relationship of the self to "the other" in their theoretical texts. Through a careful analysis of decolonial and philosophical ideas about identity, I critically analyze the journey and eventual transformation that fictional character Micaela (also known as Lorenzo) undertakes in Emma Pérez's novel "Forgetting the Alamo, or, Blood Memory." Micaela struggles with the resilience of the "coloniality of power" in her everyday life as it leaves her angry, hateful and "uncivilized." I address questions about barriers that make personal transformations difficult. Micaela's retelling demonstrates that cycles of violence can stop if one begins with the self. In this manner, she repudiates the dominant power structures while transforming her soul.
Филолог–часопис за језик, књижевност и културу, Jan 1, 2012
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Papers by Adrianna Simone