Robo Sacer : Necroliberalism and Cyborg Resistance in Mexican and Chicanx Dystopias /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

The resistant potential that arises when the oppressed use technology to undermine the social hierarchies inherent to global capitalism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dalton, David S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
American fiction.
American fiction > Mexican American authors.
Biopolitics in literature.
Dystopias in literature.
Mexican American fiction (Spanish)
Mexican fiction.
Technology in literature.
American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > Mexican American authors > History and criticism.
Mexican American fiction (Spanish) > 21st century > History and criticism.
Mexican American fiction (Spanish) > 20th century > History and criticism.
Mexican fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Mexican fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Defining the Robo Sacer in a Necroliberal World
  • Part I: Denaturalizing Greater-Mexican Zo : The Early Stages of NAFTA (1992-2001)
  • 1. Reimagining the Sanctity of Expendable Life: Necroliberal Markets and Secularly Holy Cyborgs in Cherri e Moraga's Heroes and Saints and Guillermo del Toro's Cronos
  • 2. Existing in the Necroliberal Order Online: Robo-Sacer Subjectivity in Pepe Rojo's "Ruido gris" and Ernest Hogan's Smoking Mirror Blues
  • Part II: NAFTA after the Transition: Expendable Life in a Necroliberal Age (2006-2018)
  • 3. Hacking the Bios: Disposable Braceros and Bare Life in Alex Rivera's Sleep Dealer and Rosaura Sa nchez and Beatrice Pita's Lunar Braceros 2125-2148
  • 4. Robo-Sacer Resistance and Feminicide: Gabriela Damia n Miravete's "Son ara n en el jardi n" and Carlos Carrera and Sabina Berman's Backyard/El traspatio
  • 5. Guns, Narcos, and Low-Tech Cyborgs: Magical Realism, SF, and the Posthuman in Julio Herna ndez Cordo n's Co mprame un revo lver and Rudolfo Anaya's ChupaCabra Trilogy
  • Conclusion: The Limits of Robo-Sacer Resistance
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

Ejemplares similares