Alejandra Vela Martínez receives the Victoria Urbano Award in the category of Critical Essay Written by a Professor for 2025!
Alejandra's “Elena Garro's Gambit: The Politics of a Female Writer's Intimate Archive (1935-1998)” wins the Victoria Urbano Award
The jury was composed of Prof. Noel Valis, winner of the Victoria Urbano Prize for Academic Recognition; Prof. Nadina Olmedo, Presidente del Jurado and Representative of Associate Professors; and Alexandra Rodriguez Sabogal, the winner of the Award for a Critical Essay by a Professor last year.
The jury considers “Elena Garro's Gambit: The Politics of a Female Writer's Intimate Archive (1935-1998)” to be an exceptional piece of writing that provides both literary depth and nuanced cultural analysis. Through a balanced synthesis of historical, theoretical, and cultural perspectives, this essay makes a significant contribution to the understanding of Elena Garro. The essay is clear, well-organized, and accessible, even while dealing with intricate theoretical concepts. The author’s ability to present an argument in a clear and engaging way makes this essay particularly outstanding.
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Jury's Remarks
"A magnificent article...The author makes exceptional use of archival and feminist theory, without allowing it to dominate the fine analysis and contextualization of Elena Garro's position in Mexican literature and her personal reinvention."
