Mundos En Pugna: Narrativas De Frontera En La Literatura Hispanoamericana Y Brasilena
Resumen del Libro
My dissertation addresses the depiction in Latin American literature and culture of the Llanos (tropical savannahs from Colombia and Venezuela) and the Amazon basin as contact zones where indigenous populations, rubber tappers and settlers collide in postcolonial Latin America. It analyzes the dynamic shaping of these frontiers by market demands, interethnic conflicts, and mestizaje using a comparative and interdisciplinary approach. I destabilize the boundaries between disciplines, revealing different types of discourses which validate or challenge the encroachment of indigenous people. I examine a wide range of materials including literary works, memoirs, ethnographies, travel accounts and archival documents.
