Lucía Lijtmaer facts for kids
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Lucía Lijtmaer
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Lucía Lijtmaer Paskvan
1977 (age 47–48) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Occupation | Journalist, writer, translator |
Lucía Lijtmaer Paskvan was born in 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a journalist and writer. When she was young, her parents moved to Barcelona, Spain, where she grew up.
Lucía is an expert in pop culture, especially how it relates to gender. This means she looks at how things like music, movies, and fashion connect with ideas about boys, girls, men, and women. She also organizes cultural events, translates books, and teaches at universities. Today, she writes for important news outlets like El País and El Diario.
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Lucía Lijtmaer's Career
Lucía grew up in Barcelona because her parents had to leave Argentina. She studied English and journalism at universities. These studies helped her become a skilled writer and journalist. She has also taught about digital communication at universities.
Exploring Pop Culture and Feminism
Lucía is very interested in how pop culture shapes our ideas about gender. She organizes a festival called "Princesas y Darthvaders." This event uses humor and different kinds of art to talk about feminism. Feminism is about believing that all people should have equal rights and opportunities.
Writing Books
Lucía has written several books. Her first novel, Casi nada que ponerte, tells a story about Argentina's past. It also explores what it was like for her to grow up as the child of exiles in Spain. She spent many years researching and writing this book.
In 2015, Lucía wrote a book called Quiero los secretos del Pentágono y los quiero ahora. For this book, she explored the deep web, which is a part of the internet not easily found by regular search engines. She investigated secrets and hidden information there.
In 2017, she published Yo también soy una chica lista. This book is an essay that supports feminism. It shows how hidden macho ideas can appear in pop culture. Machismo refers to strong, old-fashioned ideas that men are better than women.
Media Work and Shows
Lucía has written for many newspapers and magazines. She often appears in the media and has taught at universities. She has also worked in radio and translated for the English musician Jarvis Cocker.
She also performs in a live show called Deforme Semanal with Isa Calderón. It's a funny show where they use humor to talk about heteropatriarchy. This term refers to a system where men are seen as having more power than women, especially in traditional family structures.
See also
In Spanish: Lucía Lijtmaer para niños
