Femedition. Towards a Feminist Publishing Praxis in Ibero-America

Abstract

The general aim of this paper is to describe the material and symbolic changes that take place in the modes of production and circulation of Spanish-language literature when women participate in the editorial teams of independent publishing houses. On the one hand, we make visible the increasingly notable publishing work being carried out by women in Ibero-America, as well as the multiplication of feminist texts, while at the same time, from a gender perspective, questioning the traditional association that has linked women publishers with certain genres such as children’s literature. On the other hand, we propose a reflection on the specific relationship between (materialist) feminism and independent publishing: what does a feminist publishing praxis consist of? We will use some of Delphy, Kergoat and Gago’s categories as a starting point to think about the way in which “disobedient” publishing politics are being developed in Latin America and Spain.