The Posthuman Body and Climate Crisis in Latin American Science Fiction Written by Women.
Four Latin American women authors--Karen Chacek and Gabriela Damián Miravete of Mexico, and Roberta Spindler and Aline Valek of Brazil--address the current climate crisis in narratives that break down barriers between the human body and the environment. Their stories explore the absorption of elemen...
| Published in: | Revista de Estudios Hispánicos Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 107 - 125 |
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