Faculty Spotlight
Professor Joanna Bartow's 2005 book on testimonial writing, works of fiction, and critical theory was published by the University of North Carolina Series in Romance Languages and Literatures. Testimonial literature has been an important genre in Latin American literature since the 1960s. By examining the self-representation of testimonial subjects, Joanna Bartow questions limits on reading testimonio that until recently have delegitimated the testimonial subject's autonomy. In addition, she shows the importance of a feminist perspective on testimonio, and the importance of considering testimonio's theoretical underpinnings on equal ground with academic theories on difference from within and outside Latin America.
