TRANS RESISTANCE IN THE WRITING OF ‘BAD GIRLS’ BY CAMILA SOSA VILLADA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/rcj-uem.v8i1.75691
Keywords: Trans woman, Conservatism, Transphobia

Abstract

The review presents the book "Bad Girls" (2022), which in the Brazilian edition was adapted to the title "O Parque das Irmãs Magníficas" (2021), by Camila Sosa Villada, an Argentine transgender writer. It is a fictional autobiography that blends magical realism and social critique, portraying the marginalized lives of transgender women and prostitutes in Argentina. The text explores themes such as violence, exclusion, mental health, and affection among the characters. The book carries a tone of denunciation and resistance, positioning Villada as a voice against the dismantling of public policies aimed at minorities. This work can be considered essential in the contemporary context, where various conservative movements in governments and even inclusion policies from Silicon Valley companies are being undermined. The publication has been awarded and translated into multiple languages. The author uses writing as a means of survival and resistance, exposing the hypocrisy of a society that marginalizes and violates transgender individuals. Finally, the review also mentions other works by the author, which have helped solidify her name in literature and theater as a powerful voice against oppression.

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Author Biographies

Tiago Franklin Rodrigues Lucena, State University of Maringá - UEM; State University of Londrina – UEL

Ph.D. (2013) and Master’s (2009) in Arts (Art and Technology) from the University of Brasília. Professor in the Master's Program in Communication at UEL and in the Communication and Multimedia program at UEM – Maringá – Paraná – Brazil.

Thiago Koiti Kikuchi, State University of Maringá - UEM

Master's student in Health Sciences – UEM. Holds a degree in Medicine from the Federal University of Santa Maria - RS (2013) and a medical residency in Psychiatry from the Regional Hospital of Presidente Prudente - SP (2018). Currently, he is a faculty member of the Medicine program at UEM – State University of Maringá – Paraná – Brazil.

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Published
2025-03-05
How to Cite
Rodrigues Lucena, T. F., & Kikuchi, T. K. (2025). TRANS RESISTANCE IN THE WRITING OF ‘BAD GIRLS’ BY CAMILA SOSA VILLADA. Journal of Legal Sciences UEM, 8(1), e0010. https://doi.org/10.4025/rcj-uem.v8i1.75691
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Vol 8 No 1 (2025): Journal of Legal Sciences
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