Dimensions of (In)Visibility of the Undocumented Migrant Figure

Karly Follis

doi:10.5771/9783689001483

Summary

In the midst of high global mobility due to war and political-economic instability, Odisea del norte (1999) by Salvadoran author Mario Bencastro remains an illuminating snapshot of the situation of undocumented migrants. In an examination of this canonical work, Karly Follis explores the theme of invisibility. She focuses on the biopolitical subjugation, epistemic discrimination and discursive silence faced by undocumented migrants. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the book's publication, this analysis sheds light on the internal thematic nuances of the characters' invisibility as well as the significance of the novel itself as an act of resistance and visualization.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-68900-147-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-68900-148-3
Publisher: Tectum, Baden-Baden
Series: Young Academics: Romanistik
Volume: 1
Language: English
Pages: 138
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XVIII
1. 1.1 Preface No access
2. 1.2 Central question(s) and theses No access
3. 1.3 Methodology and outline No access
4. 1. 1.4.1 Background Information on El Salvador No access
  2. 1.4.2 Historical context of the Mount Pleasant Riots No access
  3. 1.4.3 Odisea del norte No access
5. 1.5 Literature overview No access
1. 1. 2.1.1 Michel Foucault No access
  2. 2.1.2 Hannah Arendt No access
  3. 2.1.3 Giorgio Agamben No access
  4. 2.1.4 Interim Conclusion: Biopolitical invisibility No access
2. 1. 2.2.1 Colonialidad de poder, race, Eurocentrism, and capitalism No access
  2. 2.2.2 Epistemic violence and the decolonization of discourse No access
  3. 2.2.3 Epistemic injustice No access
  4. 2.2.4 Interim conclusion: Knowledge/discourse as a form of (in)visibility No access
3. 1. 2.3.1 Excursus: Framing of immigration in mass media No access
  2. 2.3.2 Intermediality and mass media No access
  3. 2.3.3 Judith Butler, precarity and mass media No access
  4. 2.3.4 Interim Conclusion: Media and intermediality No access
4. 2.4 Theoretical foundation: Takeaways No access
1. 1. 3.1.1 Intermedial references in Odisea del norte No access
  2. 3.1.2 The use of newspaper articles to highlight the invisibilization of undocumented migrants in public discourse No access
2. 1. 3.2.1 Cover page No access
  2. 3.2.2 First chapter No access
3. 3.3 The undocumented migrant as homo sacer No access
4. 3.4 Epistemic injustice in Teresa’s court case No access
5. 3.5 Between the “American Dream” and a Salvadoran nightmare No access
6. 3.6 Invisibility before, during and after the border crossing No access
7. 3.7 The invisibility of women in Odisea del norte No access
8. 3.8 Interim Conclusion No access
1. 4.1 Odisea del norte: the act of publication as a strategy for increasing visibility of Salvadoran undocumented immigrants No access
2. 1. 4.2.1 The Odyssey trope No access
  2. 4.2.2 The use of newspaper articles in Odisea del norte to make undocumented migrants visible No access
3. 4.3 The Mount Pleasant Riots as a strategy to increase the visibility of undocumented Salvadoran immigrants No access
4. 4.4 The lasting effects of Odisea del norte on immigration discourse No access
5 Conclusion No access Pages 123 - 126
6 Bibliography No access Pages 127 - 132
7 Appendix No access Pages 133 - 134
8 Excerpts of Interview with Mario Bencastro (Jan. 30, 2024) No access Pages 135 - 138