May 12 | 2PM – 3PM

“La Difunta Correa”

A Workshop with PhD Candidate from the Spanish and Portuguese department, Madison Felman-Panagotacos (UCLA)

This paper will trace the tumultuous popularization of the devotion to la Difunta Correa,

considering reverence for her in conjunction with changing standards of what constitutes

argentinidad and femininity. Examining cultural productions depicting la Difunta Correa that were

created ion during moments of political upheaval – modernization, the rise of Peronism, and the

military dictatorship – lends insight to the values considered as inherent to Argentine citizenship

at those particular moments. Rewritings of the legend of la Difunta Correa are calculated

reimaginings of what constitutes citizenship and femininity, highlighting exclusionary practices in

nation building that are still present today.

Please contact rmartnz165@g.ucla.edu for the Zoom link and paper.