Autobiografías testimoniales

Marta Cuesta

Authors

Marta Cuesta Universidad de Lund

Keywords:

autobiography, testimonies, gender, Sweden

Abstract

This article is about how to read autobiographies from a social science perspective, specifically from a feminist viewpoint. In Following my mother’s footsteps, Alexandra Pascalidou (2001) relates her experiences with racism as a foreigner in Stockholm, Sweden. One posible conclusion is the integration of foreign women in Sweden’s labor market, which is colored by racial discrimination. In addition, the fight for social justice is contradictory at the legal level.

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Author Biography

Marta Cuesta, Universidad de Lund

Sueca. Doctora en sociología. Profesora-investigadora de la Universidad de Lund, Suecia en donde es titular de la cátedra sociología y género. Su línea de investigación es la sociología focalizada a los estudios de género.

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