“The translators have done an eloquent job of rendering Richard’s prose in English, keeping quite loyal to the original. . . . Readers will reposition their own perspectives on debates that have been somewhat ignored in the U.S. academy in recent years and will likely refine their own theoretical apparatuses, thanks to Richard’s challenging essays.” — Marcy Schwartz , Intertexts
“These collections of essays have been extremely well translated by Alice Nelson and Silvia Tandeciarz. . . . [They] provide a clear overview of Richard’s writings and will help to introduce an important cultural critic to a new English speaking readership.” — Deborah Shaw , Bulletin of Latin American Research
"[A]n important document of the clandestine work that emerged during the Pinochet dictatorship, and it is a valuable glimpse into the thoughts and actions of one of Chile's most radical cultural critics." — Brian Bergen-Aurand , Clamor
"[P]rovocative. . . . Richard's writing both transcends and refuses to move beyond its moment. It is irrevocably rooted in its near-journalistic social, political, and cultural commentary, in its Latin American context, and in debates within Chilean feminism." — Masha Raskolnikov , GLQ
"In addition to speaking more generally about the Chilean cultural scene, both of Richard's books contain some very fine readings of particular works of art. — Adriana Michele Campos Johnson , CR: The New Centennial Review
“At last, Nelly Richard’s work is available for English-language readers. A leading figure in the theater of Latin American critical debate, Nelly Richard has written with unorthodox brilliance about the Chilean transition to democracy, North-South cultural relations, and the value of aesthetic intervention to rethinking the politics of difference.” — Francine Masiello, author of The Art of Transition: Latin American Culture and Neoliberal Crisis
“The Chilean publication of this book and of its companion volume (The Insubordination of Signs) confirmed and advanced Nelly Richard’s reputation as one of the foremost critical voices of the age. Richard’s brand of cultural critique, informed by a thorough attention to contemporary forms of subjectivity, is unmatched in the force of its theoretical articulation, its aesthetic sensitivity, and its sharp deployment of political strategies. Nelly Richard is today an essential reference for intellectual work in Latin America and beyond.” — Alberto Moreiras, author of The Exhaustion of Difference: The Politics of Latin American Cultural Studies
"Nelly Richard wrestles with the materiality of critique so that it maintains the inscriptions of antagonism, making it an indispensable instrument for an effective democratic culture. In Masculine/Feminine, that antagonism is explored through a consideration of gender and how authority and power weave their apparent neutrality and objectivity in the masculine register. The disruptive feminist strategies deployed by the writers and artists considered here beckon to an elsewhere where creativity, fantasy, pleasure, taste, and style mingle in the ‘figural and strategic repertoires of seduction and sedition.’” — George Yúdice, author of The Expediency of Culture: Uses of Culture in the Global Era