Envisioning the end of the world: Mexican apocalyptic novels in the era of globalization
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام ساير پديدآوران
;supervisor: Medina, Ruben
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
The University of Wisconsin - Madison: United States -- Wisconsin
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
: 2011
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
215 pages
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جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
, The University of Wisconsin - Madison: United States -- Wisconsin
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متن يادداشت
Because Spanish American apocalyptic novels are a neglected sub-genre, this dissertation contends that this neglect is unjustified, and makes a contribution to the field. The project considers in particular modern Mexican apocalyptic novels written in the late 1980s and 1990s: Carlos Fuentes's Crist�bal Nonato (1987), Pedro �ngel Palou's Memoria de los d�as (1995), Carmen Boullosa's Cielos de la Tierra (1997) and Ricardo Ch�vez Casta�eda's El d�a del hur�n (1997). The analysis of the novels highlights the contemporary novelistic application of apocalyptic discourse, whose primary example is the classic Apocalypse found in the Book of Revelation. The novels are contextualized within the specific period in modern Mexican history, namely, Mexico's entrance into the global capitalist economic system. This period is identified by an increased adoption of neoliberal economic reforms in Mexico and the signing of NAFTA. The argument of the thesis is that these apocalyptic narratives reflect the discontent and disenchantment with the political, economic and social situation in Mexico in the global era. Moreover, in some cases, the apocalyptic visions not only engulf Mexico, but are projected into the broader context of all humanity.As a world-view underwritten by a three-part structure of crisis-judgment-vindication, the apocalyptic framework allows these narratives to inscribe society with crisis of an apocalyptic scale. At the same time, the novels propose paths for the change, rebirth or renewal conducive to prosperity and stability. The particular ills addressed in these novels are: Mexico's place in the global world order as a neo-colonial country, emerging alternative political visions for Mexico within this order, the persistence of the colonial legacy of alterity, and the spread of violence.But resorting to visions of the end of the world is a daring endeavor, which incriminates the visionary. Therefore, a recurrent issue in these novels is the social and cultural role of writing and the writer. As novels focused on a number of economic, political and social issues, these apocalyptic narratives indicate the importance of the role of fiction in contemporary times and of the writer who speaks on these issues.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Latin American literature
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اصطلاح موضوعی
Mexico
اصطلاح موضوعی
Apocalyptic novels
اصطلاح موضوعی
Globalization
اصطلاح موضوعی
Fuentes
اصطلاح موضوعی
Carlos
اصطلاح موضوعی
Palou
اصطلاح موضوعی
Pedro Angel
اصطلاح موضوعی
Boullosa
اصطلاح موضوعی
Carmen
اصطلاح موضوعی
Chavez Castaneda
اصطلاح موضوعی
Ricardo
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