Microphysics of terror. Obedience and power in two novels of Martín Kohan

Authors

  • Ernesto Pablo Molina Ahumada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2176148512159

Keywords:

Argentine novel, power, repression, obedience

Abstract

Our study is an analysis of the relations of power in two novels of the Argentine writer Martin Kohan, Dos veces junio (Two Times June) (2002) and Ciencias morales (Moral Sciences) (2007), that offer a complex representation of the relation authority - obedience under repression during the last military government in Argentina, focusing on two differentiated moments (1978 and 1982). Our reading also suggests the fact that in this represented map, the reader assumes a fundamental role –required by the texts- in opposition to the passive characterization of the protagonists in the novel.

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Published

2010-12-01

How to Cite

Ahumada, E. P. M. (2010). Microphysics of terror. Obedience and power in two novels of Martín Kohan. Letras, (41), 45–68. https://doi.org/10.5902/2176148512159

Issue

No. 41: (Dez. 2010) – Literatura e Relações Assimétricas de Poder

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Articles

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