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Biopolitics and Disposable Bodies: A Critical Reading of Almazán’s Entre perros

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Reyes-Zaga, Hector A. Biopolitics and Disposable Bodies: A Critical Reading of Almazán’s Entre perros. Translated by Mariana Ortega Breña. Latin American Perspectives 41, no. 2 (2014): 189-201. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0094582X13509799

Until now, little has been said about Mexican literature’s relationship with drug trafficking. While the literature influenced by drug trafficking may be seen as opportunistic and as promoting the dissolution of society and advocating crime, it not only contributes to the reproduction of the current violent Mexican imaginary but also appears to question the political and economic decentralization of neoliberalism and its role in making human beings disposable. Examining an example of this genre, Alejandro Almazán’s Entre perros (2009), in terms of the concept of biopolitics developed by Michel Foucault and others reveals it to be a denunciation of the effects of drug trafficking on Mexican society. The narconarrative raises the possibility of thinking about a state in which ethics and human rights are attainable. Hasta ahora poco se ha dicho de la relación entre la literatura mexicana y el narcotráfico. Mientras se puede ver la literatura influenciada por el narcotráfico como oportunista y promotora de la disolución social y alendador del crimen, no solo contribuye a la reproducción del imaginario violento mexicano, sino parece cuestionar la decentralización política y económica del neoliberalismo y su rol en hacer desechables a los seres humanos. Examinando un ejemplo de este genero, Entre Perros de Alejandro Almazán (2009), en términos del concepto de biopolítica desarrollada por Michel Foucault y otros lo revela como una denuncia del efecto del narcotráfico en la sociedad mexicana. La narconarrativa plantea la posibilidad de pensar en un estado en donde son alcanzables la ética y los derechos humanos.

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Reyes-Zaga, Héctor A. Biopolitics and Disposable Bodies: A Critical Reading of Almazán’s Entre Perros. . 2014. dickinson.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/b39f9aad-bb26-48a8-81aa-f5b3a58cb070?locale=fr.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

R. H. A. (2014). Biopolitics and Disposable Bodies: A Critical Reading of Almazán’s Entre perros. https://dickinson.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/b39f9aad-bb26-48a8-81aa-f5b3a58cb070?locale=fr

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Reyes-Zaga, Héctor A. Biopolitics and Disposable Bodies: A Critical Reading of Almazán’s Entre Perros. 2014. https://dickinson.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/b39f9aad-bb26-48a8-81aa-f5b3a58cb070?locale=fr.

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