Deslocamentos, desaparecimentos e outros problemas nacionais: notas sobre poemas de Elvira Hernández dos anos 1980 aos dias de hoje
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article provides a brief analysis of Elvira Hernández's poetic journey, highlighting her critique of Chilean national construction, with an emphasis on the relationships between language, territory, and violence. Based on a reading of the poem “La tierra no” (2025), set in the context of the disappearance of Mapuche leader Julia Chuñil Catricura, the text proposes connections with the author's previous works, such as La Bandera de Chile (1981), Santiago Waria (1992), and Seudoaraucana y otras banderas (2017). By mobilizing resources such as irony, repetition, and idiomatic hybridization, Hernández highlights the conflict between official discourses and marginal historical experiences, and participates, through poetry, in contemporary political disputes.
Source: Caracol
Author: Helena Capriglione Zelic
Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7167886492