Papers by Kandace Holladay
for their invaluable suggestions regarding this study. I am indebted to Dr. Eric Henager for show... more for their invaluable suggestions regarding this study. I am indebted to Dr. Eric Henager for showing an endless amount of enthusiasm in my first Spanish course at Rhodes College that ultimately led to this path. There are a couple of people who have made significant contributions to the realization of this project. I would like to express my appreciation to the Mexican historian and professor of political science, Juan Brom, for graciously sharing his extensive knowledge of the rich history of his country not only through his book but through his own voice as well. It was an honor to have known him. Finally, I would like to express my most profound and sincere gratitude to Marcela del Río, who is not only one of the authors studied in this project, but also my mentor and friend. Her passion for teaching transcends the classroom and she made me realize that the learning process never ends. Countless conversations with her about literature, film and Mexican history and politics have broadened my cultural horizons even further and honed my analytical skills. From the first literature class I took with her during my Master's studies, she has been there every step of the way in my graduate studies, offering advice and encouragement. Everything that I have learned from her has enriched my life in a way that I never expected and she will never know how much her intellectual generosity has meant to me. Muchas gracias, maestra. iv ABSTRACT This dissertation examines the historical and political vision of Mexico in the following plays: Felipe Ángeles by Elena Garro (1916-1998); El eterno femenino by Rosario Castellanos (1925-1974); La paz ficticia by Luisa Josefina Hernández (1928) and Tlacaélel, Felipe Carrillo Puerto: Una flor para tu sueño y El sueño de la Malinche by Marcela del Río (1932). The main objective of this study is to fill in the criticism void about theatre written by women in Mexico (especially their historical theatre). Another very important objective is to show how these historical plays propose the need to change the current political and social structures that have been in place for centuries so that every individual is treated equally regardless of race, sex or social-economical class. These four women playwrights redeem not only female historical characters but also the values embedded in various social movements such as the Yaqui tribe rebellion at the end of the 19th century, the Mexican Revolution and the expropiation of the lands to the people of Spanish extraction who had stripped them from the indigenous people in the Yucatán Peninsula at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Papers by Kandace Holladay