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4 years ago in Comparative Literature , Film & Media Studies By Karkuvel
What literary or cinematic works from Latin America explore themes of money?
In my comparative literature research, I'm focusing on how economic anxieties are narrativized differently across cultures. I have a strong list from North America and Europe but need to deepen my Latin American corpus. Could you recommend specific films or books from the region where the pursuit, loss, or power of money fundamentally drives the narrative or defines the characters' realities? Works that connect personal finance to broader political history are of particular interest.
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By Komal Answered 1 year ago
I would recommend two foundational pieces that have shaped my understanding. The novel "The Tunnel" by Ernesto Sabato, while psychological, is steeped in a specific Argentine bourgeois crisis of value. For a direct, brutal portrayal of money as a social relation, the Brazilian film "Pixote" (1981) is unforgettable it shows capital entirely absent, yet its deprivation dictates every horrific action. In my teaching, I've seen these works spark crucial discussions on how economic violence is not just systemic but intimately character-forming, which seems aligned with your research focus on narrativization.
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