Abstract
The concept of violence has been approached from multiple disciplines such as political science, sociology, psychology, as well as peace studies, among others, but there is no consensus among those who study the phenomenon to wholesomely define the different manifestations that affect society. In the case of Latin America, it is common for studies on violence to identify this territory as one of the most violent on the planet. This trait imposed on our identity is evident in the way violence is studied in literary works from the region. To that extent, I propose a decolonial analysis of this assumption, which accounts for the need to impose this idea as a strategy of imperial control whose purpose is none other than to justify the use of structural, cultural, and direct violence on Latin America.
Presenters
Juan L De Guevara PStudent, Masters, Universidad Castilla - La Mancha, Distrito Capital de Bogotá, Colombia
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Decolonialism, Violence, Latin America, Literature
