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T1 The State of Nature: Ecogothic (Mo)Other in Catalina Infante’s “Todas Somos una Misma Sombra”
T2 El estado de naturaleza: matern(alter)idad ecogótica en “Todas somos una misma sombra” de Catalina Infante
A1 Torres Montesinos, Juan Ignacio
K1 Ecogothic
K1 State of Nature
K1 Shadow
K1 Ecofeminism
K1 (M)other
K1 Preservation
AB This paper analyzes “Todas somos una misma sombra,” a short story by Chilean writer CatalinaInfante published in 2018. The story describes the evolution of a community where menextinguish and women, as a joint shadow, walk to interweave with nature. Sun has vanishedso the analysis is conceived from the ecogothic premise of fear to climate disorder. Such analteration is the symbolic result of the ecosocial system of Anthropocene.The study consid-ers the archetype of the state of nature proposed by English philosopherThomas Hobbes. Itexpresses the fear human beings experience before reaching a pact to live in society. CatalinaInfante’s text describes an itinerary of be-coming where women’s perception of nature issummarized by the idea of (M)other. Due to a new social pact based upon ecofeminism,the primary perception of otherness turns into the comprehension of nature as mother. Thesense of shelter creates an imperative of preservation. “Todas somos una misma sombra”condenses those arguments and shows the theoretical suitability of the state-of-nature concept to analyze ecogothic literature.
PB Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de La Laguna
SN e-2530-8335
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/39781
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/39781
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 28-nov-2024