Abstract
This paper analyses GCC's recent novel, 'Las aventuras de la China Iron', contrasting the vision of Argentina that the character Coronel Hernández wishes to impose (patriarchal, mechanized, excluding indigenous and gaucho groups) with the alternative vision represented by the protagonist China, Scottish settler Liz and the Iñchiñ people (inclusive vis-a-vis gender and indigenous groups, responsive to and in harmony with the natural world).
Whilst their alternative vision can be critiqued for its utopianism, it raises important questions regarding whose vision of the nation shapes the future and imagines ways out of the grand canonical narratives that continue to dominate national imaginaries.
Whilst their alternative vision can be critiqued for its utopianism, it raises important questions regarding whose vision of the nation shapes the future and imagines ways out of the grand canonical narratives that continue to dominate national imaginaries.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Unpublished - 4 Jun 2022 |
Event | MLA International Symposium - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 2 Jun 2022 → … |
Conference
Conference | MLA International Symposium |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
Period | 2/06/22 → … |