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Entre risas y escalofríos: los imaginarios apocalípticos en la ciudad Latinoamericana (siglos XX y XXI)
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Entre risas y escalofríos: los imaginarios apocalípticos en la ciudad Latinoamericana (siglos XX y XXI)
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Between chills and laughter:apocalyptic imaginaries in the Latin-American city (20-21st centuries)
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Gaytán Cuesta
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Andrea Adhara
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This 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.
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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