Repensar els estudis catalans des de la teoria queer

Catalan Studies are basically focused on national/linguistic identity, but recent debate on Catalan identity triggered by the current pro-independent process in Catalonia, may help reshape this academic field. A more diverse approach to Catalan culture should consider sexuality, which has traditionally been banished from literary analysis as a ‘private’ matter. Here, we discussed how queer theory can reframe Catalan Studies mainly by building a specific LGBT literary tradition, identifying queer episodes and characters in the canon, questioning received meanings, promoting interdisciplinary analysis of Catalan culture and exploring the role of queer subjectivity in history

El problema del Estado y la literatura

La posibilidad de unos estudios ibéricos depende de su inventiva teórica tras desarmar el modelo que une Estado, nación y cultura en la historia social de la literatura, especialmente si se tiene en cuenta la compleja formación del Estado español en su relación con los territorios de la península. De este modo, cobrarían importancia los modos políticos en que la literatura interviene entre los aparatos de gobierno por fuera de sus mediaciones culturales oficiales. Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo es importante tener en cuenta su rol en la formación y la diseminación de una ideología del Estado. Esto implica una reflexión sobre el rol de la crítica literaria y una reconsideración de la noción de forma.The possibility of Iberian Studies depends on its theoretical inventiveness after disarming the model that unites state, nation and culture in the social history of literature, especially if the complex conformation of the Spanish state in its relation with the territories of the peninsula is taken into account. The political modes in which literature intervenes among government apparatuses outside its official cultural mediations would thus gain prominence. At the same time, it is important to take into account its role in shaping and disseminating a State ideology. This implies a reflection on the role of literary criticism and a reconsideration of the notion of form.Fil: Topuzian, Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Letras; Argentin