The Denial of Identity in Biopolitical Contexts: On the Characters in Si te dicen que caí (1973) by Juan Marsé

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https://doi.org/10.1344/452f.2023.28.10

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Juan Marsé, biopolitics, identity, Francoism, proper name, body

Abstract

This article aims to explore the constitution of the characters in Juan Marsé’s Si te dicen que caí (1973) from an integrative perspective that combines notions related to the body and the proper name with postulates connected to “Biopoetics”. If identity is a construction dependent on power relations where bodily and linguistic singularity come into play, biopolitical environments, such as Franco’s dictatorship, can lead to its dissolution or even its denial. The way in which the novel interweaves the diffuse and unstable bodily features and the proper names, which can be read as “hyposigns” due to their lack of consistency and regularity, are here interpreted as the way in which the author (re)creates the post-war biopolitical context.

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2023-01-31

How to Cite

Candorcio Rodríguez, N. (2023). The Denial of Identity in Biopolitical Contexts: On the Characters in Si te dicen que caí (1973) by Juan Marsé. 452ºF. Revista De Teoría De La Literatura Y Literatura Comparada, (28), 176–192. https://doi.org/10.1344/452f.2023.28.10

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No. 28 (2023): Populist Culture: Aesthetic Responses to Populism from a Global Perspective

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Miscellaneous

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