El poder, el sexo y la risa

Aproximación al feminismo de Sor Juana

Abstract

In the recent national homage to Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz the emancipation aspect of her life project and the practica1 resources that she used to carry it out were subject to little attention. If they are approached from a gender perspective these resources appear today as part of a survival strategy that Sor Juana designed and carried out to escape the destiny offered to women in the society of New Spain. The matters that I look at to show how Sor Juana carries out this vital task are: the resolution of the contradiction between nature (gender) and culture, its relation to the established powers, and finally, the sense of humor as a weapon of defense.