Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo, «Chicaba», or Writing on the Other’s Skin Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo, «Chicaba» o escribir en la piel del otro

Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo, Chicaba was the first Black writer in Spanish. She was a nun in Salamanca during the 18th Century who wrote about her religious life. Her text was used by Juan Carlos Paniagua to write a hagiography. The aim of this articvle is to comment on Paniagua’s text in re...

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Main Author: Beatriz FERRÚS ANTÓN
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2010-06-01
Series:Cuadernos Dieciochistas
Online Access:http://campus.usal.es/~revistas_trabajo/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/7013
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Summary:Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo, Chicaba was the first Black writer in Spanish. She was a nun in Salamanca during the 18th Century who wrote about her religious life. Her text was used by Juan Carlos Paniagua to write a hagiography. The aim of this articvle is to comment on Paniagua’s text in relation to the religious tradition of the time, especially of women. The relationship between women-writing-skin is decisive.<br>Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo, Chicaba, es la primera escritora negra conocida en español. Monja en Salamanca durante el siglo XVIII , escribió una vida religiosa a partir de la cual Juan Carlos Paniagua redactaría una hagiografía. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el texto de Paniagua dentro de la tradición de escritura religiosa de este tiempo, en especial femenina, prestando especial atención a la asociación que entre mujer-escritura-color de la piel se construye en el mismo.
ISSN:1576-7914