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Violence and Naming: On Mexico and the Promise of Literature

By David E. Johnson

Book information

Publisher
University of Texas Press
Year
2019
ISBN
2018025277, 9781477317969, 9781477317983, 9781477317990
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5225150 bytes)
Series
Border Hispanisms
Pages
296\291
Topic
Literature
Time added
2020-08-16 17:36:05

Description

A compelling reassertion of the importance of "literature" (that which names) as a determiner for how we engage in and with the world, paying particular attention to violence against women and Amerindians in Mexico's recent and formative history. Acknowledgments Introduction: Accounting for the Name Chapter 1. Dar(se) cuenta: The Logic of the Secret Chapter 2. Murder and Symbol: Feminicide’s Remains Chapter 3. As If . . . Literature before the World Chapter 4. Killing Time: Jet Lag, or the Anachronism of Life Chapter 5. Suspending Sur/render: Accounting for the Other Postscript: Fear of Democracy Notes References Index

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