Criticism and nonfiction. Notes for rethinking the genre in times of "post-truth"

Nonfiction is an uncomfortable territory for criticism. While academic studies linked to literary theory have often been suspicious of truth, nonfiction cannot simply allow itself this distrust. In this article, we propose to reflect on the paradoxical and productive place that the question of truth...

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Autor principal: Victoria García
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2021
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nonfiction
criticism
truth
post-truth
contemporary literature
no ficción
crítica
verdad
posverdad
literatura contemporánea
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spelling I10-R377-article-354392025-11-29T22:44:21Z Criticism and nonfiction. Notes for rethinking the genre in times of "post-truth" Crítica y no ficción. Notas para repensar el género en tiempos de “posverdad” Victoria García nonfiction criticism truth post-truth contemporary literature no ficción crítica verdad posverdad literatura contemporánea Nonfiction is an uncomfortable territory for criticism. While academic studies linked to literary theory have often been suspicious of truth, nonfiction cannot simply allow itself this distrust. In this article, we propose to reflect on the paradoxical and productive place that the question of truth occupies in some contemporary expressions of narrative nonfiction. In the face of the "post-truth" paradigm, which tends to dismiss the relevance of the concept in contemporary culture, the non-fiction of the last two decades does not dispense with the problem, but rather institutes it as the object of its narrative exploration. Thus, we will argue that the dilemmas and paradoxes derived from the commitment to the real facts adopted by these texts, far from paralyzing writing, are constituted as motifs of aesthetic creation. La no ficción es un territorio incómodo para la crítica. Lo es porque, mientras los estudios académicos vinculados a la teoría literaria han desconfiado a menudo de la verdad, la no ficción no puede permitirse sin más esa desconfianza. En este artículo, nos proponemos reflexionar sobre el lugar a la vez paradójico y productivo que ocupa la cuestión de la verdad en algunas expresiones contemporáneas de la narrativa de no ficción. Frente al paradigma de la “posverdad”, que tiende a desestimar la pertinencia del concepto en la cultura contemporánea, la no ficción de las últimas dos décadas no prescinde del problema, sino que lo instituye como objeto de su exploración narrativa. Argumentaremos, así, que los dilemas y las paradojas derivados del compromiso con los hechos reales que adoptan estos textos, lejos de paralizar la escritura, se constituyen como motivos de creación estética. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2021-12-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/35439 10.53971/2718.658x.v12.n20.35439 Recial; Vol. 12 Núm. 20 (2021): Dossier: Literatura y enfermedad en América Latina; 195-211 2718-658X 1853-4112 10.53971/2718.658x.v12.n20 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/35439/36247 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/35439/36248 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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literatura contemporánea
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Victoria García
Criticism and nonfiction. Notes for rethinking the genre in times of "post-truth"
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contemporary literature
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literatura contemporánea
author Victoria García
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title Criticism and nonfiction. Notes for rethinking the genre in times of "post-truth"
title_short Criticism and nonfiction. Notes for rethinking the genre in times of "post-truth"
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description Nonfiction is an uncomfortable territory for criticism. While academic studies linked to literary theory have often been suspicious of truth, nonfiction cannot simply allow itself this distrust. In this article, we propose to reflect on the paradoxical and productive place that the question of truth occupies in some contemporary expressions of narrative nonfiction. In the face of the "post-truth" paradigm, which tends to dismiss the relevance of the concept in contemporary culture, the non-fiction of the last two decades does not dispense with the problem, but rather institutes it as the object of its narrative exploration. Thus, we will argue that the dilemmas and paradoxes derived from the commitment to the real facts adopted by these texts, far from paralyzing writing, are constituted as motifs of aesthetic creation.
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