Writing about Crime in Absentia: The Case of Sara Uribe’s Antígona González

Authors

  • Matteo Cantarello William & Mary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-0967/11337

Keywords:

Mexico, Narcotraffic, Antígona González, Narconarratives, Disappeared

Abstract

This article analyzes the role of absence in Sara Uribe’s Antígona Gonzalez through the work’s construction of characters, portrayal of violence, and conceptualization of justice. By considering Antígona González as a “narconarrative”, this study illustrates how the work is innovative vis-à-vis most texts that stem from geographies and communities plagued by narcotraffic. Ultimately, this analysis examines how Antígona González engages in a dialogue with “narcoculture” and its glamorization by casting light on the often-ignored themes of absence and disappearance.

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Published

2020-07-24

How to Cite

Cantarello, M. (2020). Writing about Crime in Absentia: The Case of Sara Uribe’s Antígona González. Confluenze. Rivista Di Studi Iberoamericani, 12(1), 161–182. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-0967/11337

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020): NARCOCULTURAS. La construcción de un imaginario entre discurso hegemónico y nuevas narrativas de la violencia

Section

DOSSIER

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