The Vanishing Frame: Latin American Culture and Theory in the Postdictatorial Era

by Eugenio Claudio Di Stefano

Book Overview

In the postdictatorial era, Latin American cultural production and criticism have been defined by a series of assumptions about politics and art--especially the claim that political freedom can be achieved by promoting a more direct experience between the textual subject (often a victim) and the reader by eliminating the division between art and life. The Vanishing Frame argues against this conception of freedom, demonstrating how it is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477316183
• ISBN13: 9781477316184
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"