<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ivaspinoza]]></title><description><![CDATA[ivaspinoza]]></description><link>https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:22:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Monsters and Madonnas]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the "Antichrist" Ended Up Photographing the Madonna This picture came back to me many times: a woman in a veil, eyes closed, lifting a white dove to her lips — all grain and shadow, a touch of medieval tenderness, like something pressed between the pages of an old prayer book. I thought it was a nun. Mary, Mother of Jesus (Portrait of Dorothy Cumming), 1926. Medium: photograph, gelatin silver print. Collection: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Photographer: William Mortensen. It is...]]></description><link>https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/post/monsters-and-madonnas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70b6ed8766cba726b41bd3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:09:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f28fa7_8c3f00f5a0f84beb96db47f23759a20d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Iva Spinoza</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the last chapter of my book made me return to the Catholic faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear wanderer, I'm happy to write you a letter, as promised in one of my last posts. And if you didn't come from there, no problem. This letter was written before the post, anyway. You might notice similarities between them.   In writing about longing, the ache for belonging and the search for home, I discovered I had not yet found mine. This led me to face questions I could no longer pretend I didn't have. And to tell you about this, I have to take you back into my story.   As I...]]></description><link>https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/post/letters-from-the-wandering-desk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d03b972c7d18238cc4c73</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:32:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Iva Spinoza</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Au Revoir Patagonia, a prose-poetry tribute to my homeland]]></title><description><![CDATA[I come from the heart of that ancient jungle, from this magical dangerous land where the sea meets the wind and flowers got drowned. ¡Adiós, mi sur! I come from a place where women turn into jaguars and pink dolphins turn into men, they jump from the river and invite you to dance - only to steal a kiss under the full moon. Adiós, mi sur... A land of open skies and red dirt that stains the walls like blood would. The birds sing and we beat with our feet, we clap to their tune. I come from a...]]></description><link>https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/post/au-revoir-patagonia-a-prose-poetry-tribute-to-my-homeland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3bc34aa6b1dcc288e274e3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:47:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Iva Spinoza</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A quick but complete summary of Gothic Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gothic is a genre in literature that places a strong emphasis on intense emotion, pairing terror with pleasure, death with romance, and wonder with fear. Characterized by its darkly picturesque scenery, Gothic is also rooted in blending the old with the new, often taking place during moments of historical transition*, (the end of the medieval era to the beginnings of industrialization). Science and contemporary technology are set alongside ancient backdrops, and this strange pairing helps...]]></description><link>https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/post/a-quick-but-complete-summary-of-gothic-literature</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a32cd0f9b47a7f91ae68ce6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:47:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f28fa7_39b8ee30c6aa4705b10458f6209b23fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_816,h_714,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Iva Spinoza</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fantastic Realism - fictions and facts in Samantha Schweblin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fantastic realism possesses a unique cathartic ability, perhaps precisely because it was woven within the mystical Latin American womb. Maria Cristina Batalha says (2012, p. 498 apud CORTÁZAR, 1974) that “magical realism is the super-naturalization of the natural and the naturalization of the supernatural.” Fever Dream, whose literal translation title is Rescue Distance, by Samantha Schweblin, draws a thin line between these elements — and a very grave note of warning. How far are we from...]]></description><link>https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/post/fantastic-realism-fictions-and-facts-in-samantha-schweblin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a32ca9238520286278e507b</guid><category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:28:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Iva Spinoza</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom or death - grace, suicide, and the feminine in Dostoevsky]]></title><description><![CDATA[introduction Fyodor Dostoevsky’s work is filled with men who debate morality, freedom, and God until their intellect collapses under its own weight. Yet, is the women in his novels who silently embody the consequences of those debates (any similarities with real life are not a mere coincidence). They suffer where men theorise. They endure where men rationalise. And through this endurance, they reveal the truth that male protagonists often resist. Here I’m tracing parallels and oppositions...]]></description><link>https://ivaspinoza.wixsite.com/ivaspinoza/post/freedom-or-death-grace-suicide-and-the-feminine-in-dostoevsky</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a32c6a6cf81212a9feb6bc9</guid><category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:16:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Iva Spinoza</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>