A corazón abierto: notas para una escritura quirúrgica

Rolfe Hall 4302, Lydeen Library Rolfe Hall 4302, Lydeen Library

Lina Meruane (hija de un cardiólogo jubilado) aborda la aparición del “corazón abierto” en la novelística latinoamericana. Inspirada por El intruso (2006), relato de Jean Luc Nancy sobre su trasplante de corazón, Meruane examina trastornos reales (incluido su reciente episodio de arritmia) y comenta problemáticas éticas y estéticas en tres novelas quirúrgicas: Sutura (2025), de Sofía Balbuena, La novela del corazón (2022) de Roberto Castillo y Todo está bien, salvo mi corazón, (2022) de Héctor Abad Faciolince. Lina Meruane es una escritora chilena y doctora en literatura (New York University, 2009). Su obra incluye dos colecciones de relatos y cinco...

Colloquium: “Beyond Speech: Pictures and Oppression” – A.W. Eaton (University of Illinois, Chicago)

Royce Hall 314

Friday, April 17, 2026 4:00 – 6:00 PM Royce Hall 314 RSVP HERE   Join us on Friday, April 17, 2026 for a colloquium with A.W. Eaton, University of Illinois, Chicago. The talk will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in Royce 314 with a reception to follow.   Beyond Speech: Pictures and Oppression   Philosophical work on oppressive forms of expression strongly tends to give verbal and written linguistic expression pride of place. When it comes to pictures, there is a tendency to either treat them as if they were language – one sees this in feminist work on...