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La experiencia exiliar infantil en dos obras de Laura Alcoba.
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Revista Letral . 2024, Issue 34, p29-45. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This article analyzes the experience of childhood exile during the last Argentine dictatorship through two works by Laura Alcoba: "El azul de las abejas" (2014) and "La danza de la araña" (2018). These works allow for the analysis of the voice of the exiled woman and also that of her childhood, establishing a direct connection with Argentina's dictatorial past and the Southern Cone. The importance of representing childhood exile and how it is narrated after decades of silence through the learning of a foreign language in a distant country is highlighted. The text analyzes the use of autofiction in second-generation authors, relating it to the experience of being daughters of the disappeared during the dictatorship in Argentina. These authors use autofiction as a constant search for their origins and affiliations. The narrativization of the experience is presented as a link between testimonies and other discursive forms. Additionally, the "generational turn" is highlighted in which daughters reconfigure their own subjectivity through their narratives. On the other hand, the theme of exile and childhood is addressed in the works of Laura Alcoba, who narrates her experience as the daughter of Montoneros militants exiled in France. These works allow for reflection on exile as a form of "eradication of the subversive enemy" and the absence of exile narratives by women in the Western canon. The text analyzes the experience of childhood exile in two works by Laura Alcoba, "El azul" and "La danza". The importance of remnants from the protagonist's country of origin in her life is highlighted, such as her detained father's letters and her friend Amalia's stories. The narrator's overadaptation and agency in the midst of circumstances are mentioned. The impact of exile on identity and the construction of one's own memory is also addressed. The text discusses the experience of childhood exile in two works by Laura Alcoba. The concept of a "revolutionary family" is mentioned, referring to families whose ties are linked to political militancy. The communal life that occurred among the exiles and the importance of narration to shape and give meaning to the experience and recreate the past are highlighted. The displacement and "linguistic exile" that involves adapting to a new country and language are also mentioned. Finally, the importance of letters as objects that allow for the reconstruction of history and the presence of the absent is emphasized. The article analyzes the importance of letters as supports for memory and the material survival of exile. The possibility of configuring a "nomadic subjectivity" based on these remnants is highlighted, allowing for the delineation of new maps and cartographies of discontinuous times for surviving daughters. It is concluded that the works of the daughters emerge thanks to certain social and state political conditions that enable a listening and reception that did not exist before. These memorial narratives stand as another form of the political and contribute to the idea of collective memory. [Extracted from the article]
Details
- Language :
- Spanish
- ISSN :
- 19893302
- Issue :
- 34
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Revista Letral
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179548227
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.30827/RL.v0i34.30059