Author Name:
Sarli E. Mercado
Publisher:
Environmental Cultural Studies Through Time: The Luso-Hispanic World Hispanic Issues On Line 24
Publication Year:
2019
A chapter book and contribution to ecocriticism volume Environmental Cultural Studies Through Time Hispanic Issues On-Line Debates, 2019.
A “run-down city, grey” and “grotesque” stands out as a sharp inscription at the center of “High Treason,” the emblematic poem by José Emilio Pacheco evoking an image of urban dystopia of México City. Pacheco’s metaphor defines our current urban age that consists of capitalist forms of urbanization and their environmental and ecological impact on the planet; however, his work is also linked to a politics of co-existence. This study considers then how the urban and rural dichotomy highlighted in Pacheco’s poetry is addressed by contemporary Spanish American poet Marosa Di Giorgio (Uruguay) in dialogue with Mexican street artist Sego & Ovbal.
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