Affection and cruelty: animal welfare and the biopolitics of motherhood in La perra by Pilar Quintana
This article analyzes the novel La perra (2017) by Pilar Quintana from the perspective of animal welfare in dialogue with biopolitical perspectives and critical studies on motherhood and affect. It is argued that the relationship between Damaris and Chirli not only represents an emotional projection...
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I48-R154-article-93422026-06-04T15:59:23Z Affection and cruelty: animal welfare and the biopolitics of motherhood in La perra by Pilar Quintana Afecto y crueldad: bienestar animal y biopolítica de la maternidad en La perra de Pilar Quintana García Vázquez, Víctor Animal welfare Biopolitics of motherhood Animality Interspecies ethics Contemporary colombian literature bienestar animal biopolítica de la maternidad animalidad ética interespecie literatura colombiana contemporánea This article analyzes the novel La perra (2017) by Pilar Quintana from the perspective of animal welfare in dialogue with biopolitical perspectives and critical studies on motherhood and affect. It is argued that the relationship between Damaris and Chirli not only represents an emotional projection derived from the frustrated desire for motherhood, but also exposes a regime of life management where animality becomes a space of ethical and political dispute. Through the dialogue with ecocritical studies, animal becoming, and the aesthetics of (un)happiness, it is proposed that Chirli's killing constitutes an act of domestic sovereignty that reveals the differential precariousness of interspecies lives. The article suggests that animal welfare allows questioning the affective and normative devices that determine which lives are worthy of care and which may become expendable. Este artículo analiza la novela La perra (2017) de Pilar Quintana desde el enfoque del bienestar animal en diálogo con perspectivas biopolíticas y estudios críticos sobre maternidad y afectos. Se sostiene que la relación entre Damaris y Chirli no solo representa una proyección emocional derivada del deseo frustrado de maternidad, sino que expone un régimen de administración de la vida donde la animalidad se convierte en espacio de disputa ética y política. A partir del diálogo con estudios ecocríticos, de devenir animal y de la estética de la (in)felicidad, se propone que el asesinato de Chirli constituye un acto de soberanía doméstica que revela la precarización diferencial de las vidas interespecie. El artículo plantea que el bienestar animal permite interrogar los dispositivos afectivos y normativos que determinan qué vidas son dignas de cuidado y cuáles pueden volverse sacrificables. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Letras "Alfredo Veiravé" 2026-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares text/html https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/9342 10.30972/clt.299342 Cuadernos de Literatura; No. 29 (2026): Mayo Cuadernos de Literatura; Núm. 29 (2026): Mayo Cuadernos de Literatura; n. 29 (2026): Mayo 2684-0499 0326-5102 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/9342/9272 |
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Affection and cruelty: animal welfare and the biopolitics of motherhood in La perra by Pilar Quintana |
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This article analyzes the novel La perra (2017) by Pilar Quintana from the perspective of animal welfare in dialogue with biopolitical perspectives and critical studies on motherhood and affect. It is argued that the relationship between Damaris and Chirli not only represents an emotional projection derived from the frustrated desire for motherhood, but also exposes a regime of life management where animality becomes a space of ethical and political dispute. Through the dialogue with ecocritical studies, animal becoming, and the aesthetics of (un)happiness, it is proposed that Chirli's killing constitutes an act of domestic sovereignty that reveals the differential precariousness of interspecies lives. The article suggests that animal welfare allows questioning the affective and normative devices that determine which lives are worthy of care and which may become expendable. |
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