Transvestite sexual identity from multiple forms of violence: An Argentine case

Authors

  • José Luis Jiménez Chimil Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords:

Metaphysics of substance, Butler, identity, violence, body, power

Abstract

This essay analyzes the literary work Las Malas (2019) by Camila Sosa to examine the social and political practices that support transvestite sexual identity. Through a meticulous study of the testimonies present in the novel, various forms of violence that they experience in their becoming an identity are identified and analyzed. Also, some lines are proposed that allow us to capture the gender tensions in this trans experience. The conclusion is that their sexual identity isn´t constructed exclusively from an ego that it thinks of itself, rather the technologies of power provide a series of possibilities to be recognized. 

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Published

2025-06-03

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Jiménez Chimil , José Luis. 2025. “Transvestite Sexual Identity from Multiple Forms of Violence: An Argentine Case”. Horizonte Histórico - Semester Journal for Students of the UAA’s Bachelor’s Degree in History, no. 30 (June):68-79. http://148.211.121.160/index.php/horizontehistorico/article/view/8258.

Issue

No. 30 (15): History of gender, diversity and transgressive identities

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