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Afterlives of Confinement - (Illuminations) by Susana Draper (Paperback)

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  • During the age of dictatorships, Latin American prisons became a symbol for the vanquishing of political opponents, many of whom were never seen again.
  • About the Author: Susana Draper is assistant professor of comparative literature at Princeton University.
  • 248 Pages
  • Literary Criticism, Caribbean & Latin American
  • Series Name: Illuminations

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About the Book



Susana Draper uses the phenomenon of the "opening" of prisons to begin a dialog on conceptualizations of democracy and freedom in postdictatorship Latin America. Focusing on the Southern Cone nations of Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina, she examines key works in architecture, film, and literature to peel away the veiled continuity of dictatorial power structures in ensuing consumer cultures.



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During the age of dictatorships, Latin American prisons became a symbol for the vanquishing of political opponents, many of whom were never seen again. In the postdictatorship era of the 1990s, a number of these prisons were repurposed into shopping malls, museums, and memorials. Susana Draper uses the phenomenon of the u201copeningu201d of prisons and detention centers to begin a dialog on conceptualizations of democracy and freedom in post-dictatorship Latin America. Focusing on the Southern Cone nations of Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina, Draper examines key works in architecture, film, and literature to peel away the veiled continuity of dictatorial power structures in ensuing consumer cultures.

The afterlife of prisons became an important tool in the u201cforgettingu201d of past politics, while also serving as a reminder to citizens of the liberties they now enjoyed. In Draper's analysis, these symbols led the populace to believe they had attained freedom, although they had only witnessed the veneer of democracy--in the ability to vote and consume.

In selected literary works by Roberto Bolau00f1o, Eleuterio Fernu00e1ndez Huidoboro, and Diamela Eltit and films by Alejandro Agresti and Marco Bechis, Draper finds further evidence of the emptiness and melancholy of underachieved goals in the afterlife of dictatorships. The social changes that did not occur, the inability to effectively mourn the losses of a now-hidden past, the homogenizing effects of market economies, and a yearning for the promises of true freedom are thematic currents underlying much of these texts.

Draper's study of the manipulation of culture and consumerism under the guise of democracy will have powerful implications not only for Latin Americanists but also for those studying neoliberal transformations globally.



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"Afterlives of Confinement is among the most important recent studies of Latin American dictatorships. The fact that Draper so effectively weaves a cultural studies discourse into a literary one makes her book truly timely, distinct, and original."-- "Brett S. Levinson, Binghamton University"

A significant contribution to comparative literature and cultural criticism.-- "Journal of Latin American Studies"

An original approach to postdictatorship and politics of memory, Draper has keen insights into representations of prisons and contemporary (postdictatorship) urban life.-- "Leigh Payne, University of Oxford"

Bound to become an instant classic: a key reference in the debate on Latin American postdictatorships as well as the field of memory studies at large. . . Draper's study--brilliantly introduced through a pioneering critical reading of Argentine architect Juan Carlos Lopez, who is the leading mall developer in Latin America today--has the rare virtue of being instantly plausible, and thus of opening up a whole new series of critical inroads.-- "The Americas"



About the Author



Susana Draper is assistant professor of comparative literature at Princeton University.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 248
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Caribbean & Latin American
Series Title: Illuminations
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Susana Draper
Language: English
Street Date: October 28, 2012
TCIN: 1004353372
UPC: 9780822962250
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-8869
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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