Violence, Temporality & Writing in Mexico

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

For quite some time, there has been a prolific literary and academic production about contemporary violence in Latin America. Some academics and writers say that it is too early to write and think about this topic. Some say that they have heard or read enough. Others say that there is an urgency to think and write about contemporary violence. Can and should one write about violence that is in progress? This panel discusses these questions of timeliness, adequacy, urgency, and saturation with regard to contemporary violence in Latin America, touching upon topics such as violence against migrants, violence against women, and drug-related violence. The panel’s papers engage fictional, non-fictional, and theoretical texts.

Sub Track

• Literature of the Americas

Session Organizers

• Sophie Esch, Rice University

• Alicia Z Miklos, Texas Tech University

Chair

• Sophie Esch, Rice University

Individual Presentations

• Narcoviolence Now and Then: The Case of "Contrabando" - Sophie Esch, Rice University

• The Temporal Flow of Mass Kidnappings in contemporary Novels on Central American and Mexican Migration - Alicia Z Miklos, Texas Tech University

• Trauma loop, the Temporality of Violence - Brian L Gollnick, University of Iowa

• Ejes de resistencia feminista: Marta Lamas, Sayak Valencia y la no ficción - Isabel Diaz Alanis, University of Pennsylvania