The Agrochemical Gothic: Pesticide Writing in South America
Part of a Two-Part Event with Nicolas Campisi
In this presentation, Nicolas Campisi (Georgetown University) will discuss the emergence of a new literary genre that he calls the agrochemical gothic. He will talk about two novels:
Fruta podrida (2006) by the Chilean writer Lina Meruane and
Distancia de rescate (2014) by the Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin. Nicolas will show that just as agribusiness has obscured the borders between humans and nonhumans through the creation of genetically modified seeds (GMOs), these works blur the limits between prose, poetry, and theater to depict the invisible and omnipresent violence of pesticide contamination.
| Building: | Modern Languages Building |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Activism, book discussion, Books, Culture, Discussion, Diversity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Environment, free, history, humanities, immigration, In Person, Inclusion, Interdisciplinary, International, Language, Latin America, lecture, multicultural, Politics, Rackham, Research, Romance Languages And Literatures, seminar, Social Impact, Workshop, Writing |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Romance Languages & Literatures RLL, Rackham Graduate School, International Institute |
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