{"id":789,"date":"2024-05-04T23:08:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T03:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/hispanic-studies-3257-spring-2024\/?p=789"},"modified":"2024-05-18T20:53:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T00:53:32","slug":"crimenes-domesticos-vanessa-vilches-norat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/hispanic-studies-3257-spring-2024\/country\/puerto-rico\/crimenes-domesticos-vanessa-vilches-norat\/","title":{"rendered":"Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos &#8211; Vanessa Vilches Norat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vanessa Vilches Norat es una voz poderosa y original en el mundo de la literatura latinoamericana. Ella naci\u00f3 en Puerto Rico en 1975, y ha logrado un lugar prominente como ganadora del premio PEN Puerto Rico en 2013 por su colecci\u00f3n de cuentos\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Espacios de color cerrado\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2013). Su primera obra de ficci\u00f3n,\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, fue publicada en 2007. Es una colecci\u00f3n de cuentos que desaf\u00eda las normas sociales y explora la vida dom\u00e9stica desde una perspectiva feminista y subversiva. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> fue escrito despu\u00e9s del texto cr\u00edtico de Vilches Norat, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">De(s)madres o el rastro materno de las escrituras del yo <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2003), que explora las identidades de las madres\u2014un tema muy importante en su escritura.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cMi inter\u00e9s principal fue cuestionar uno de los lugares de sacrificio de la cultura o quiz\u00e1s el lugar de sacrificio de la cultura por excelencia, que es la madre, y a la misma vez quise cuestionar el lugar de lo dom\u00e9stico, cuestionar tambi\u00e9n esa divisi\u00f3n de nuestra sociedad entre lo privado y lo p\u00fablico; lo dom\u00e9stico y lo p\u00fablico; lo \u2018reproductivo\u2019 y lo \u2018productivo,\u2019\u201d Vilches Norat dijo en una <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/hispanic-studies-3257-spring-2024\/country\/puerto-rico\/una-entrevista-con-vanessa-vilches-norat\/\">entrevista<\/a> que tuve con ella.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Conoc\u00ed este libro a trav\u00e9s de mi investigaci\u00f3n en la literatura puertorrique\u00f1a contempor\u00e1nea escrita por mujeres, como parte de un proyecto para descubrir si hay un nuevo \u201cBoom\u201d en Latinoam\u00e9rica, protagonizado por mujeres escritoras. No sab\u00eda nada de <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> antes de leerlo, solo que Vanessa Vilches Norat es una escritora reconocida. Lo le\u00ed mientras viajaba\u2014esta experiencia de estar en un lugar nuevo me puso en la mentalidad perfecta para sumergirme en las mentes de los personajes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> presenta una serie de relatos protagonizados por mujeres que desaf\u00edan las expectativas sociales. Son de m\u00faltiples edades y situaciones en sus vidas. A lo largo de las historias, se exploran temas como la maternidad, la identidad femenina y la subversi\u00f3n de roles tradicionales. Por todos los cuentos, hay mujeres que no hacen lo que \u201cdeben\u201d hacer. Mis cuentos favoritos son \u201cEl olor de sus pechos,\u201d en el que una mujer embarazada comienza a desafiar las normas de fidelidad en su relaci\u00f3n usando su cuerpo cambiado a su favor, y \u201cMonstruosa sororidad,\u201d en el que una mujer act\u00faa como el opuesto de \u201cuna buena madre,\u201d pero nos hace entenderla con la pregunta, \u201c\u00bfY que hubiese hecho usted en mi lugar?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_888\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-image-888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/hispanic-studies-3257-spring-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/655\/2024\/05\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/hispanic-studies-3257-spring-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/655\/2024\/05\/image.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/hispanic-studies-3257-spring-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/655\/2024\/05\/image-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La edici\u00f3n de 2020 (Editorial Educaci\u00f3n Emergente)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">El estilo de Vanessa Vilches Norat es \u00fanico y evocador. Su capacidad para sumergir al lector en las emociones y pensamientos de sus personajes es notable. Usa t\u00e9cnicas innovadoras como una cadena de correo electr\u00f3nico que funciona como un diario en \u201cTortita de Manteca.\u201d Los temas explorados en <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes Dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> son profundos y provocativos, desafiando al lector a reflexionar sobre las normas sociales y el papel de la mujer en la sociedad.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vilches Norat logra desafiar las normas por la sumersi\u00f3n completa en las mentes de sus personajes. Los personajes en <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> son complejos y bien desarrollados. A trav\u00e9s de sus historias, Vilches Norat logra transmitir una amplia gama de emociones, desde la empat\u00eda hasta la indignaci\u00f3n, de impacto emocional profundo y duradero. Provee una ventana a estados emocionales complejos al permitirnos entrar en las mentes de m\u00faltiples personajes. Por ejemplo, en \u201cHermosas garras,\u201d leemos los pensamientos de una empleada y su gerente en sus interacciones entre s\u00ed. Por esta estrategia, Vilches Norat a\u00f1ade un nivel de complejidad emocional en lo que ellos deciden no decir m\u00e1s que en lo que s\u00ed dicen. Entrar en la mente de personas caracterizadas por el t\u00edtulo como \u201ccriminales\u201d tambi\u00e9n a\u00f1ade complejidad al libro. \u201cPienso que la literatura es un magn\u00edfico espacio para las criminales, las que quieren de alguna manera romper y cuestionar los estereotipos y las normas sociales,\u201d se\u00f1ala la autora. En particular, parece fascinarle cambiar las asunciones sobre las madres y mujeres t\u00edpicas con personajes que piensan y act\u00faan de manera diferente a lo que esperar\u00edamos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Uno de los aspectos m\u00e1s destacados de <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> es su capacidad para abordar temas complejos de manera accesible y provocativa. M\u00faltiples veces, ella lo hace por medio de los tropos de las manos y la voz, cuando en el cuento \u201cDe la perfecci\u00f3n de sus manos.\u201d En el cuento, la relaci\u00f3n complicada de una madre e hija est\u00e1 expresada entre la diferencia de la idea de su hija (su perfecci\u00f3n, aparente en sus manos perfectos cuando la hija est\u00e1 dormida) y sus interacciones reales (cuando ellas se hablan durante el d\u00eda). Vilches Norat habl\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n de su inter\u00e9s en estos aspectos del cuerpo en nuestra entrevista: \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dentro de la relaci\u00f3n de una madre con sus hijos, las manos son absolutamente importantes. Son las que tranquilizan, las que dan amor, las que rega\u00f1an, las que pegan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> [\u2026] La voz es [tambi\u00e9n] important\u00edsima. Son esos espacios del cuerpo que transmiten las sensaciones, que transmiten los sentimientos entre esa madre y esa hija.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">es similar a otras obras contempor\u00e1neas escritas por mujeres latinoamericanas en su exploraci\u00f3n de lo que significa ser mujer y las relaciones entre madres e hijos. Las ideas de la maternidad tambi\u00e9n son desafiadas en cuentos como \u201cPersianas\u201d de <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pelea de gallos <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">de Mar\u00eda Fernanda Ampuero, donde se concluye con una escena de abuso sexual de una madre a un hijo. Sin embargo, esta es m\u00e1s una perversi\u00f3n del ser maternal, mientras que, en <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, las madres tienen motivos entendibles y no perversos\u2014estamos m\u00e1s en sus mentes y entendemos sus motivaciones.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_891\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-891\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/hispanic-studies-3257-spring-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/655\/2024\/05\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"284\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edici\u00f3n de 2007 (Editorial Cuarto Propio)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">En conclusi\u00f3n, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> es una obra poderosa y original que desaf\u00eda las normas sociales y explora la complejidad de la vida dom\u00e9stica desde una perspectiva feminista y subversiva. Recomiendo este libro a las personas que quieren desafiar sus creencias en o percepciones de las normas de la sociedad. Por medio de su literatura, Vilches Norat quiere abrir la posibilidad de un guion alternativo para las mujeres, y creo que ella tiene \u00e9xito en esta misi\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">5\/5 estrellas\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Vanessa Vilches Norat is a powerful and original voice in the world of Latin American literature. Born in Puerto Rico in 1975, she has earned a prominent place as the winner of the PEN Puerto Rico Award in 2013 for her short story collection\u202f<\/em>Espacios de color cerrado<em> (2013). Her first work of fiction, <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<em>, was published in 2007. It is a collection of stories that challenges social norms and explores domestic life from a feminist and subversive perspective. <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos <em>was written after Vilches Norat&#8217;s critical text, <\/em>De(s)madres o el rastro materno de las escrituras del yo<em> (2003), which explores the identities of mothers\u2014a very important theme in her writing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;My main interest was to question one of the places of sacrifice in culture or perhaps the place of sacrifice par excellence, which is the mother, and at the same time I wanted to question the place of the domestic, also questioning that division in our society between the private and the public; the domestic and the public; the &#8216;reproductive&#8217; and the &#8216;productive,'&#8221; Vilches Norat said in an interview I had with her.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I discovered this book through my research into contemporary Puerto Rican literature written by women, as part of a project to see if there is a new &#8220;Boom&#8221; in Latin America, led by women writers. I knew nothing about <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9stico<em>s before reading it, only that Vanessa Vilches Norat is a recognized writer. I read it while traveling\u2014this experience of being in a new place put me in the perfect mindset to immerse myself in the minds of the characters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<em> presents a series of stories featuring women who defy social expectations. They are of various ages and life situations. Throughout the stories, themes such as motherhood, female identity, and the subversion of traditional roles are explored. In all the stories, there are women who do not do what they &#8220;should&#8221; do. My favorite stories are &#8220;El olor de sus pechos,&#8221; in which a pregnant woman begins to challenge fidelity norms in her relationship using her changed body to her advantage, and &#8220;Monstruosa sororidad,&#8221; in which a woman acts as the opposite of &#8220;a good mother,&#8221; but makes us understand her with the question, &#8220;And what would you have done in my place?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Vanessa Vilches Norat&#8217;s style is unique and evocative. Her ability to immerse the reader in the emotions and thoughts of her characters is remarkable. She uses innovative techniques such as an email chain that functions as a diary in &#8220;Tortita de Manteca.&#8221; The themes explored in <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<em> are deep and provocative, challenging the reader to reflect on social norms and the role of women in society.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Vilches Norat manages to challenge norms through the complete immersion in the minds of her characters. The characters in <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<em> are complex and well-developed. Through their stories, Vilches Norat manages to convey a wide range of emotions, from empathy to indignation, with profound and lasting emotional impact. She provides a window into complex emotional states by allowing us to enter the minds of multiple characters. For example, in &#8220;Hermosas garras,&#8221; we read the thoughts of an employee and her manager during their interactions with each other. Through this strategy, Vilches Norat adds a level of emotional complexity in what they decide not to say more than in what they do say. Entering the minds of people characterized by the title as &#8220;criminals&#8221; also adds complexity to the book. &#8220;I think literature is a magnificent space for criminals, those who somehow want to break and question stereotypes and social norms,&#8221; notes the author. In particular, she seems fascinated by changing assumptions about typical mothers and women with characters who think and act differently from what we would expect.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One of the most notable aspects of <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos <em>is its ability to address complex issues in an accessible and provocative manner. Multiple times, she does this through the tropes of hands and voice, as in the story &#8220;De la perfecci\u00f3n de sus manos.&#8221; In the story, the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter is expressed between the difference in the idea of her daughter (her perfection, apparent in her perfect hands when the daughter is asleep) and their real interactions (when they talk during the day). Vilches Norat also spoke about her interest in these aspects of the body in our interview: &#8220;Within the relationship between a mother and her children, hands are absolutely important. They are the ones that soothe, the ones that give love, the ones that scold, the ones that hit [&#8230;] The voice is [also] very important. They are those spaces of the body that transmit sensations, that transmit feelings between that mother and daughter.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos <em>is similar to other contemporary works written by Latin American women in its exploration of what it means to be a woman and the relationships between mothers and children. The ideas of motherhood are also challenged in stories like &#8220;Persianas&#8221; from <\/em>Pelea de gallos <em>by Mar\u00eda Fernanda Ampuero, where it concludes with a scene of sexual abuse from a mother to a son. However, this is more of a perversion of being maternal, while in <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<em>, the mothers have understandable and non-perverse motives\u2014we are more in their minds and understand their motivations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In conclusion, <\/em>Cr\u00edmenes dom\u00e9sticos<em> is a powerful and original work that challenges social norms and explores the complexity of domestic life from a feminist and subversive perspective. I recommend this book to those who want to challenge their beliefs or perceptions of societal norms. Through her literature, Vilches Norat aims to open the possibility of an alternative script for women, and I believe she succeeds in this mission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5\/5 stars<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanessa Vilches Norat es una voz poderosa y original en el mundo de la literatura latinoamericana. 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