Document Type
Honors Project - Open Access
Abstract
Somewhere Far and Somewhere Near is a short story collection that positions body horror, “where corporeality constitutes the main site of fear, anxiety and disgust,” alongside Gloria Anzaldúa’s concept of la facultad, or “see[ing] deeper realities within surface phenomena,” which is heightened in the Latina body. Stories range from depicting realistic body horror like cancer and disordered eating to the grotesque and supernatural, like spirits and vampires. I draw on Latina speculative fiction writers, Tejana scholars and my own lived experiences to explore how location and identity presses upon the emotional and psychological stakes of my Latina characters
Recommended Citation
Villegas, Jizelle, "Somewhere Far and Somewhere Near: A Short Story Collection" (2026). English Honors Projects. 61.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/english_honors/61
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