Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades/Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies
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<p><strong><em>REGS </em></strong>(<em>Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades</em>)<em>/<strong>JGSS </strong></em>(<em>Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies, </em>previously known as <em>Letras femeninas</em>) is the journal of the <strong><a href="https://www.aegs-agss.com/revista-regs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Asociación de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades</em> (AEGS/AGSS Association of Gender and Sexuality Studies)</a></strong>.** It is one of the earliest academic journals to be devoted strictly to gender-related issues, women authors, and feminist theory in the context of Hispanic literature and cultures, Luso-Brazilian and US-Latino authors, artists, and filmmakers. <br />The biannual, peer-reviewed journal was first published in the Spring of 1975 at the University of Colorado, Denver, by a progressive group of predominantly Latin and North American women scholars and writers working in US universities and colleges and has been published without interruption since then. In addition to critical articles on gender or gender-related topics,<strong><em> REGS</em> </strong>features interviews with writers, artists, filmmakers, and critics and a book review section on every issue.<br />** previously (1974-2017) known as AILCFH (<em>Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femeninas Hispánicas</em>).<br />REGS is sponsored by <strong><a href="https://www.aegs-agss.com">AEGS/AGSS</a> </strong>and<strong> </strong>the <a href="http://rcs.msu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>D<em>epartment of Romance and Classical Studies</em></strong></a> at Michigan State University. </p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">Print copies of REGS issues from 2018 (issue 44.1; 44.2, etc.) to the present are available for purchase here: <strong><a href="https://msupressjournals.directfrompublisher.com/catalog/journal/revista-de-estudios-de-genero-y-sexualidades">purchase print on demand</a></strong></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">REGS/JGSS can be read online (with individual or institutional subscription) in <strong><a href="https://www.jstor.org/journal/jgendsexustud">JSTOR</a></strong> (1975-2020) and<a href="https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/regs"><strong> SPC (Scholarly Publishing Collection</strong>)</a> (2013-present). Since January 2023, REGS has been included in<strong> <a href="https://about.muse.jhu.edu/news/Five-Journals-2023">Project MUSE, Premium Collection.</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Latest Award-Winning REGS Essay/Issue:</strong><strong><br />2024 Best Collaborative Project Award, </strong><a href="https://www.gemela.org/">GEMELA (Grupo de Estudios sobre la Mujer en España y las Américas, pre-1800)</a>: Yamile Silva & Ana María Díaz Burgos, invited editors. <a href="https://doi.org/10.14321/jgendsexustud.48.1.0053">“<em>Yo, llana estoy:</em> Jerarquías, transgresiones y despliegues de género en América hispana colonial (1492-1898)," <em>REGS </em>48.1 (2022)</a>. <br /><strong>Contributors:</strong> Elena Deana-Camacho, Javiera Jaque, Yolopattli Hernández-Torres, Margarita Paz Torres, Silvia Ruiz Tresgallo, and Paola Uparela. <br />For more award-winning essays and issues, visit the <a href="https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/Awards">Awards page</a>.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><a href="https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/PublishingTerms"><span style="font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">REGS Publishing Terms</span></a><br /></strong>Given the high number of submissions we receive and process, it may take 6-9 months to receive the first rounds of reviews (along with a recommendation to accept with revisions or against publication).<br />Additionally, it may take 18 to 20 months to have a contribution published from its submission to our OJS platform. We recommend that interested contributors watch the following 60-minute video for a detailed explanation (in Spanish) of our editorial process, stages, and timelines: <strong><a title="Publicado con REGS" href="https://youtu.be/EFZkLXVzisk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Publicando con REGS (video, 60 minutes)</a></strong></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong>Contact<br /></strong><a href="https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS"><em>Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades</em></a><em><a href="https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS"> </a><br /></em><em>Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies<br /></em>Published by Michigan State University Press<br />Sponsored by <a href="https://www.aegs-agss.com/">Asociación de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades/AGS</a>S<br /><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:regseditor@gmail.com">regseditor@gmail.com</a> (January 1, 2025 onwards)<br /><br /></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><a href="https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/PublishingTerms"><span style="font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Publishing Terms</span></a></strong></p>Michigan State Universityen-USRevista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades/Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies2637-9961<p>Authors will be required to sign an Author Publishing Agreement with Michigan State University Press before publication:</p><p><a href="https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/michigan-state-university-press/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/09184933/REGS-Author-Publishing-Agreement.pdf">Author Publishing Agreement</a></p><p><a href="https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/michigan-state-university-press/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/09184932/REGS-Book-Review-Author-Publishing-Agreement.pdf">Book Review Publisher Agreement</a></p>Caballero, Cecilia, et al. The Chicana M(other)work Anthology: Porque sin madres no hay revolución.
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/6760
<p>Book review: Tucson: Caballero, Cecilia, et al. The Chicana M(other)work Anthology: Porque sin madres no hay revolución. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2019. 336 pp. </p>Sofia Ruiz-Alfaro
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2025-09-192025-09-19491Rubin, David A. Intersex Matters: Biomedical Embodiment, Gender Regulation, and Transnational Activism
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/6842
<p>David Rubin. <em>Intersex Matters: Biomedical Embodiment, Gender Regulation, and Transnational Activism</em>. Albany: SUNY Press, 2017. </p> <p>In this volume, our Rubin suggests that bodies exist – full stop. Meaning and categorization form part of the systems in place, but are not needed to validate the existence of <em>any</em>body. Although Rubin’s argument is not didactic nor pedantic, one message that could be gleaned is that we must all learn to accept and embrace the imprecise and unreliable nature of corporeal existence. This is part of what Rubin calls an ‘ethics of uncertainty’.</p>Candace Skibba
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2025-09-192025-09-19491Gómez Menjívar, Jennifer and Gloria Elizabeth Chacón, eds. Indigenous Interfaces: Spaces, Technology, and Social Networks in Mexico and Central America.
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<p>Gómez Menjívar, Jennifer, and Gloria Elizabeth Chacón, Eds. I<em>ndigenous Interfaces: Spaces, Technology, and Social Networks in Mexico and Central America</em>. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2019. 272 pp.</p>Andrew Bentley
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2025-09-192025-09-19491 Moreno, Michael, Kathryn Quinn-Sánchez, and Michele Shaul, eds. Not White/Straight/Male/Healthy Enough: Being "Other" in the Academy
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<p>Moreno, Michael A., Kathryn Quinn-Sánchez , and Michele Shaul, eds. <em>Not White/Straight/Male/Healthy Enough: Being “Other” in the Academy</em>. London: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018. 121 pp.</p> <p> </p>Lennie Amores
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2025-09-192025-09-19491Kuhnheim, Jill S. and Melanie Nicholson, eds. Teaching Modern Latin American Poetries.
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/6720
<p>Book review of</p> <p>Kuhnheim, Jill S. and Melanie Nicholson, eds. <em>Teaching Modern Latin American Poetries</em>. Modern Language Association of America, 2019. 343 pp. ISBN: 978-1-60329-409-6.</p>Debra Faszer-McMahon
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2025-09-192025-09-19491Modelos (in)deseables de mujer”: Performatividad de género en “La actriz española” de Joaquina Balmaseda
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/5715
<p>Este artículo explora la construcción de lo femenino en el género de los retratos de costumbres del siglo XIX español. Se parte de las ideas de performatividad de género y <em>performance</em> para reflexionar sobre las diferentes estrategias discursivas empleadas por Joaquina Balmaseda en el retrato “La actriz española” que elevan a la mujer del espectáculo como precedente de la Nueva mujer que se desarrollará en España a principios del siglo veinte. Este retrato expone las tensiones con el imperativo cultural en la construcción de género y en la definición de una subjetividad femenina.</p>Lucia Garcia-Santana
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2025-09-192025-09-19491María Luisa Bombal’s Beyond Woman: Transcending Time, Space, and Species in “Las islas nuevas”
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/7023
<p>This article examines the transcendent, beyond-woman protagonist of María Luisa Bombal's 1934 work, “Las islas nuevas." Like the avian-human Sirens, the protagonist is trans-species. Unageing and inhabiting the historical present and ancient past, she is trans-temporal. Embodied in island avatars, she is trans-spatial. As explored through Freud's uncanny, the protagonist's disconcerting, transcendent characteristics are gradually revealed. Both she and the islands draw in and drive away the voyeuristic, colonizing forces, survive and retreat from assault, and resist subjugation. This article explores the symbolic tensions at play, including the static and progressing and civilization and barbarity.</p>Amy Frazier-Yoder
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2025-09-192025-09-19491Mafalda’s Music: Care Against the Patriarchal Culture of Romantic Love in Spain
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/6498
<p>Romantic love represents one of patriarchy’s most successful strategies to control emotions and human relations. Spanish popular culture has contributed to the prevalence of this view of love through theater, cinema, television, music, and more. This article explores how the Spanish band Mafalda criticizes romantic love through the analysis of two of their songs, which are examined concerning one another: “Absurdas pero necesarias” (2016) and “Necesarias pero absurdas” (2018). Their lyrical and musical analysis brings the songs’ political position to the surface, denouncing the inhospitable world patriarchy has created and proposing an alternative society based on care.</p>Esther María Alarcón Arana
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2025-09-192025-09-19491Yermas del siglo XXI: infertilidad y el deseo de maternidad en dos novelas contemporánea
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/6591
<p>Este artículo explora las figuras de la mujer infértil en dos obras recientes: <em>La perra,</em> de la escritora colombiana Pilar Quintana, y <em>Quién quiere ser madre,</em> de la española Silvia Nanclares, ambas publicadas en 2017. A partir de la comparación del conflicto de la infertilidad que viven las protagonistas, se pueden observar los efectos del sistema neoliberal en el campo reproductivo, así como los límites de la individualidad, deseo de reproducción y las representaciones más pertinaces y ubicuas de la (no) maternidad.</p>Olga Albarrán Caselles
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2025-09-192025-09-19491The Woven Text: Andean Cloth as Template and Motif in La sangre de la aurora
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/6460
<p>Claudia Salazar Jiménez’s <em>La sangre de la aurora </em>(2013) narrates events from Peru’s internal conflict in an experimental language featuring haunting repetitions and disorienting passages that forego punctuation. While critics have described the text as chaotic, I demonstrate that it draws on indigenous weaving practices, rooting Salazar’s novel in an Andean art form controlled by women. Salazar’s woven text centers women’s experiences and reveals the symmetry that underlies the genocidal actions of the Peruvian armed forces and the Sendero Luminoso, including rape. Conversely, weaving functions as a redemptive act, a figure for women’s ability to remake their lives following trauma. </p>Karen Alexandra Spira
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2025-09-192025-09-19491María Rosa Lojo: figura clave de las letras argentinas actuales
https://ojs.msupress.org/index.php/REGS/article/view/7705
<p>Desde hace tiempo ya, se considera a María Rosa Lojo una de las escritoras más sólidas del panorama literario argentino actual, con una obra coherente, atractiva y original y una trayectoria de las más éticas de nuestras letras. Su producción ficcional es extensa y diversa, con textos poéticos y narrativos tales como: <em>Visiones </em>(1984), <em>Marginales </em>(1986), <em>Canción perdida en Buenos Aires al Oeste </em>(1987), <em>Forma oculta del mundo </em>(1991), <em>La pasión de los nómades </em>(1994), <em>La princesa federal </em>(1998), <em>Esperan la mañana verde </em>(1998), <em>Una mujer de fin de siglo </em>(1999), <em>Historias ocultas en la Recoleta </em>(2000), <em>Amores insólitos de nuestra historia </em>(2001), <em>Las libres del Sur </em>(2004), <em>Finisterre </em>(2005), <em>Cuerpos resplandecientes. Santos populares argentinos </em>(2007), <em>Árbol de familia </em>(2010<em>), Bosque de ojos </em>(2011), <em>El libro de las Siniguales y del único Sinigual </em>(2016), <em>Todos éramos hijos </em>(2014), <em>Solo queda saltar </em>(2018) y, de reciente aparición, <em>Así los trata la muerte </em>(2021) y <em>Los brotes de esta tierra</em> (2022). Varias de estas obras han sido traducidas a varios idiomas y premiadas dentro y fuera de la Argentina.</p>Marcela CrespoMaría Rosa Lojo
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