Escribir sin la «Protección de los Ángeles»: notas desde una voz negociadora

Violet A. Dutcher

doi:10.14198/fem.2004.4.03

Autores/as

Violet A. Dutcher Kent State University, Estados Unidos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14198/fem.2004.4.03

Palabras clave:

Mujeres Mennonitas, Voz intermedia, Comunidades religiosas, Identidad

Resumen

El proceso de adaptación al que se someten las mujeres que crecen en comunidades religiosas «estrictas» tiene a menudo consecuencias severas e incluso inesperadas. Sin embargo, se están produciendo muchos cambios en las comunidades Amish y Mennonitas y uno de los más importantes es el ingreso de estudiantes Mennonitas, particularmente mujeres, en la universidad. Escribiendo desde una perspectiva contextual, declaro para las mujeres Amish y Mennonitas una identidad que está situada un contexto social y local específico, en un tiempo y en un lugar particulares. A través de esta perspectiva, realizo una crítica de esta comunidad que sólo es posible mediante el uso de mi «voz intermedia» –la voz que intermedia y pacta entre mi comunidad de origen y mi comunidad académica– ¡tan importante en las fusiones y en los choques entre estas dos comunidades.

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