Alfarería y resistencia: mujeres rurales y su contribución transformadora durante la Transición española. La fotografía como reivindicación de la memoria
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2025
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CIAC (Universidad de Algarve)
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Lozano Triviño, E., & Marcos Molano, M. (2025). Alfarería y resistencia: mujeres rurales y su contribución transformadora durante la Transición española. La fotografía como reivindicación de la memoria. Rotura – Revista de Comunicação, Cultura e Artes, 5(2)
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Este estudio analiza la alfarería tradicional en Canarias como un ejemplo del papel transformador de las mujeres en la construcción de la democracia en España durante el periodo conocido como Transición. En este sentido, la alfarería, considerada actividad menor vinculada a la domesticidad que, como toda tarea asociada al campesinado, hacía gala de la desigualdad de género y el menosprecio por la mano de obra de las mujeres, fue, sin embargo, una vía para la independencia económica y la participación femenina en la esfera pública: gracias a la venta de piezas, las mujeres alfareras generaron redes de apoyo y autonomía, aunque este acceso al espacio público no rompiera con las estructuras patriarcales. A través de un enfoque cualitativo e interdisciplinar, se explorarán las dinámicas de género y las condiciones de exclusión a las que se enfrentaron las mujeres alfareras, utilizando la revisión de archivos, fondos fotográficos y técnicas de historia oral, con el objetivo de visibilizar el impacto de su lucha en la reivindicación de derechos sociales y políticos. Los resultados evidenciarán cómo la alfarería fue un espacio de resistencia y agencia colectiva, donde las mujeres desafiaron estructuras patriarcales, contribuyeron al patrimonio cultural y demostraron la fuerza de las organizaciones frente a las desigualdades.
This study analyses traditional pottery making in the Canary Islands as an example of the transformative role of women in the construction of democracy in Spain during the period known as the Transition. In this sense, pottery, considered a minor activity linked to domesticity which, like all tasks associated with the peasantry, displayed gender inequality and disdain for women’s works, was nevertheless a means to economic independence and female participation in the public sphere: thanks to the sale of pieces, women potters generated networks of support and autonomy, although this access to the public space did not break with patriarchal structures. Through a qualitative and interdisciplinary approach, we will explore the gender dynamics and the conditions of exclusion faced by women potters, using archives, photographic archives and oral history techniques, with the aim of making visible the impact of their struggle in the vindication of social and political rights. The results will show how pottery was a space of resistance and collective agency, where women challenged patriarchal structures, contributed to cultural heritage and demonstrated the strength of organizations in the face of inequalities.
This study analyses traditional pottery making in the Canary Islands as an example of the transformative role of women in the construction of democracy in Spain during the period known as the Transition. In this sense, pottery, considered a minor activity linked to domesticity which, like all tasks associated with the peasantry, displayed gender inequality and disdain for women’s works, was nevertheless a means to economic independence and female participation in the public sphere: thanks to the sale of pieces, women potters generated networks of support and autonomy, although this access to the public space did not break with patriarchal structures. Through a qualitative and interdisciplinary approach, we will explore the gender dynamics and the conditions of exclusion faced by women potters, using archives, photographic archives and oral history techniques, with the aim of making visible the impact of their struggle in the vindication of social and political rights. The results will show how pottery was a space of resistance and collective agency, where women challenged patriarchal structures, contributed to cultural heritage and demonstrated the strength of organizations in the face of inequalities.











