Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny

The novel Orlando (1928), by Virginia Woolf, shows the presence of cross-dressing as a constant, a fact that highlights the questioning of the normative in relation to female and male corporeality, according to exclusively biological parameters, in which the genitals are the epicentric axis for the...

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Autor: Blázquez Cruz, Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
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Palabra clave:Cross-dressing
Androgyny
Neo-androgyny
Gender
Androginia
Neo-androginia
Género
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spelling Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgynyConsideraciones sobre el cuerpo ambiguo en Orlando (1928) de Virginia Woolf: la dinámica de la androginia y la neo-androginiaBlázquez Cruz, LauraCross-dressingAndrogynyNeo-androgynyGenderAndroginiaNeo-androginiaGéneroThe novel Orlando (1928), by Virginia Woolf, shows the presence of cross-dressing as a constant, a fact that highlights the questioning of the normative in relation to female and male corporeality, according to exclusively biological parameters, in which the genitals are the epicentric axis for the classification.From a diachronic perspective, the vision of cross-dressing, mainly through androgyny, has shown how the dominant culture and thought has considered it to be a characteristic associated with divinity or the teratological and is regulated by medical-legal committees in favor of a biological evolution in accordance with the dominant hetero-normativity. Through an analysis of Woolf’s novel, the objective of our study is to show gender issues that are practically a century ahead of the debate on gender and identity. From a contemporary perspective, it is evident that through cross-dressing, the author proposes alternatives to the biological binary, questioning the morphology and behavior of socially imposed gender, a position in line with Foucault’s biopower, and opens the possibility to liquid property of gender constructed through physical appearance and behavior. The latter, moreover, is another pillar for gender analysis in Orlando through Sandra Bem’s concept of neo-androgyny or social androgyny.La novela Orlando (1928), de Virginia Woolf, muestra la presencia del “cross-dressing” como una constante en la obra, hecho que evidencia el cuestionamiento de lo normativo en relación a la corporeidad femenina y masculina, según parámetros exclusivamente biológicos, en los que los genitales son el eje epicéntrico para la clasificación. Desde una perspectiva diacrónica, la visión del “cross-dressing”, principalmente a través de la androginia, ha puesto de manifiesto cómo la cultura y el pensamiento dominantes lo han considerado como una característica asociada a la divinidad o lo teratológico, y es regulado por comités médico-legales a favor de una evolución biológica de acuerdo con la heteronormatividad dominante. A través de un análisis de la novela de Woolf, el objetivo de nuestro estudio es mostrar cuestiones de género que se adelantan prácticamente un siglo al debate en torno al género e identidad. Desde una perspectiva contemporánea, se evidencia que, a través del “cross-dressing”, la autora propone alternativas a lo binario biológico, cuestionando la morfología y el comportamiento del género impuesto socialmente, posición en línea con el biopoder de Foucault, y abre la posibilidad a la propiedad líquida del género construida a través de la apariencia física y el comportamiento. Este último, además, es otro pilar para el análisis de género en Orlando a través del concepto de neo-androginia o androginia social que propone Sandra Bem.Universidad de Sevilla2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/141810https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL2022.i25.28reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésRevista Internacional de Culturas y Literaturas, 25, 446-460.https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/CulturasyLiteraturas/article/view/21149info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1418102026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
Consideraciones sobre el cuerpo ambiguo en Orlando (1928) de Virginia Woolf: la dinámica de la androginia y la neo-androginia
title Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
spellingShingle Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
Blázquez Cruz, Laura
Cross-dressing
Androgyny
Neo-androgyny
Gender
Androginia
Neo-androginia
Género
title_short Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
title_full Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
title_fullStr Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
title_full_unstemmed Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
title_sort Considerations about the ambiguous body in Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928): the dynamics of androgyny and neo-androgyny
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blázquez Cruz, Laura
author Blázquez Cruz, Laura
author_facet Blázquez Cruz, Laura
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cross-dressing
Androgyny
Neo-androgyny
Gender
Androginia
Neo-androginia
Género
topic Cross-dressing
Androgyny
Neo-androgyny
Gender
Androginia
Neo-androginia
Género
description The novel Orlando (1928), by Virginia Woolf, shows the presence of cross-dressing as a constant, a fact that highlights the questioning of the normative in relation to female and male corporeality, according to exclusively biological parameters, in which the genitals are the epicentric axis for the classification.From a diachronic perspective, the vision of cross-dressing, mainly through androgyny, has shown how the dominant culture and thought has considered it to be a characteristic associated with divinity or the teratological and is regulated by medical-legal committees in favor of a biological evolution in accordance with the dominant hetero-normativity. Through an analysis of Woolf’s novel, the objective of our study is to show gender issues that are practically a century ahead of the debate on gender and identity. From a contemporary perspective, it is evident that through cross-dressing, the author proposes alternatives to the biological binary, questioning the morphology and behavior of socially imposed gender, a position in line with Foucault’s biopower, and opens the possibility to liquid property of gender constructed through physical appearance and behavior. The latter, moreover, is another pillar for gender analysis in Orlando through Sandra Bem’s concept of neo-androgyny or social androgyny.
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