Beyond the Corpse-Barbarian
The Radical (Mexican) Grammar of Death in the Works of Teresa Margolles and Sergio González Rodríguez
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21740472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis Gómez Romero (0000-0003-2980-1621, Twitter (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 519-545 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1535-685X • E-ISSN: 1541-2601 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1535685x.2021.1919408 |
| OpenAlex | W3166360861 |
| Language | EN |
This article analyzes early works by Teresa Margolles (Lengua, 2000) and Sergio González Rodríguez (Huesos en el desierto, 2002) in terms of necrowriting, that is, a grammar among and for the dead in the wake of the Mexican War on Drugs, which aims at resisting the predatory power of exacerbated neoliberalism that sustains the conflict. On the basis of Margolles’ and González Rodríguez’ early necrowriting techniques, the article develops a jurisprudential critique of the systemic violence suffered by people in contemporary Mexico in order to outline a robust notion of political mourning
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Barbarian · Grammar · Humanities · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America · History · Latin American Literature Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |