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Carnivalization and objectification of the prostitute’s body in Vírgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret by Alexis Figueroa

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  • Mónica Moreno Ramos Universidad Complutense de Madrid
No. 5 (2015): Octubre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4862.2015.37447

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the poetic work in Vírgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret by Alexis Figueroa. Vírgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret focuses on the prostitute’s body and the brothel space. In this sense, the article is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on studying the process of transvestism, masking and objectification to which the female body is subjected as a central element of vaudeville-brothel. For this purpose, the use of the concept of the doll woman will be essential. The second part, following Oscar Galindo’s ideas, explores the game of unmasking that occurs later. This game denies the idea of the brothel as a space of prodigy and initiates an aesthetic of the ugly in opposition to a gimmicky aesthetic.

Keywords:

female body, carnival, vaudeville-brothel, aesthetic of the ugly vs gimmicky aesthetic, Vírgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret

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Moreno Ramos, M. (2015). Carnivalization and objectification of the prostitute’s body in Vírgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret by Alexis Figueroa. Meridional. Revista Chilena De Estudios Latinoamericanos, (5), pp. 155–178. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4862.2015.37447
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