Entre risas y escalofríos: los imaginarios apocalípticos en la ciudad Latinoamericana (siglos XX y XXI)
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Gaytán Cuesta, Andrea Adhara.
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TitleEntre risas y escalofríos: los imaginarios apocalípticos en la ciudad Latinoamericana (siglos XX y XXI)
Date Created2020
Other Date2020-10 (degree)
Extent1 online resource (vii, 224 pages) : illustrations
DescriptionThis dissertation analyzes chronicles, novels, comics, poetry, theatre, films, and visual art that present the end of the world as a subversive and resistant response to the capitalist and neoliberal power structure of the Latin American city from last half of the 20th century to the beginnings of the 21st century. I have identified three areas of urban apocalypse in Latin America, which structure my chapters: 1) Eco-apocalypse, where I draw from indigenous thought to develop a new epistemology that is centered on seismic imaginaries in Mexican cultural production (cultural productions about earthquakes); 2) Socio-apocalypse, which portrays the end of the world as a result of the decomposition of society which is a direct consequence of violence, infection and the cannibal city (cultural productions about zombies); and 3)Techno-apocalypse or the end of the world due to technological monstrosities, which depicts the destruction of vital urban spaces as a result of technological disasters as evidenced in Glitch Cinema. In addition to foregrounding the emergence of an apocalyptic Latin American paradigm, opposed to the hegemonic structure adopted from the U.S., I claim that these imaginaries unmask new approaches to trauma, memory and urban theories, from a Latin American perspective. Using the frameworks of ecocriticism, anthropology of disaster, urban studies, postmodernism and even engineering in risk management and computer science, I examine audiovisual media, literature, performance, comics, and visual art to trace and uncover these artists, and find a reason why their creations were developed. By engaging interdisciplinary dialogue and a unique connection between science and humanities, these works contribute to global discussions about apocalyptic imaginaries, representing the challenges of the region. Through horror, humor and satire, I conclude that these productions are a cathartic tool that helps the elaboration of trauma, memory, uncertainties and inequalities of the region.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
LanguageSpanish, English
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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