Events at Stanford
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16:49 Oct 12, 2021
Date: Friday, October 15, 2021. 1:30 PM. Location: Livestream link her Title: “Me gustaría que este libro no existiera”: Negotiating Alternative Narratives of Violence in Contemporary Mexico Book Presentation Abstract: In this talk, Dr. Samuelson will explore some conceptual and artistic responses to the spectaclization, commercialization and politicization of violence in Mexico since 2006. Works such as Cristina Rivera Garza’s essays and fiction, Balam Rodrigo’s Libro centroamericano de los muertos, and Sara Uribe’s Antígona González offer alternative modes of engagement with the most difficult of contemporary realities. Thinking alongside these works can help us understand how writers are attempting to respond both ethically and aesthetically to the horror, grief and impunity occasioned by the ongoing narco-war in Mexico, as well as offering the opportunity to think through larger questions about the role of contemporary literature in the context of atrocity. Biography: Dr. Cheyla Samuelson writes on the na...