Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2025
Publication Source
Visitas al Patio
Volume
19
Issue
1
Publisher
Universidad de Cartagena
Inclusive pages
59-82
ISBN/ISSN
2248-485X
Peer Reviewed
yes
Abstract
Abstract in spanish
Analizo cómo Recuerdos del río volador (2022) de Daniel Ferreira tematiza la petromodernidad en Colombia. Exploro sus lazos con diferentes duelos inconclusos en el marco de la memoria del conflicto colombiano y diferentes tipos de violencia, en diálogo con la CEV, ya que conecta la violencia política de la primera mitad del siglo XX con la violencia sistémica causada por diversos tipos de extractivismo. Explico cómo la novela, entendida como petroficción, es una contranarrativa al extractivismo petrolero. Para ello, la interpreto como una contramemoria a partir de las perspectivas de la memoria multidireccional (Rothberg, 2009; Kennedy, 2017) y elduelo ecológico (Cunsolo & Ellis, 2018; Barnett, 2022). Propongo que la fotografía opera por igual en ella como un instrumento testimonial dentro de procesos de recuperación de memorias no oficiales y la representación de las confluencias de cultura material y arte. De esta forma, muestro cómo la novela ayuda a reconsiderar la necropolítica que interviene en la explotación petrolera y sus estrategias de despojo, control de territorios y cuerpos, sumadas al deterioro ambiental del río Magdalena.
Abstract in English
I analyze how Daniel Ferreira's novel Recuerdos del río volador (2022) thematizes petromodernity in Colombia. I explore its connections to various unfinished duels within the context of the memory of the Colombian conflict and different forms of violence, engaging in dialogue with the Colombian Truth Commission (CEV), since the novel links the political violence of the early 20th century to the systemic violence caused by various types of extractivism. I argue that the novel, understood as petrofiction, serves as a counternarrative to oil extractivism. To support this, I interpret it through the lens of countermemory, drawing on concepts of multidirectional memory (Rothberg, 2009; Kennedy, 2017) and ecological grief (Cunsolo & Ellis, 2018; Barnett, 2022). Additionally, I propose that photography acts as a testimonial tool in the processes of recovering non-official memories and depicting the intersections of material culture and art. Ultimately, I explain how the novel prompts a reevaluation of the necropolitics involved in oil exploitation, its strategies for dispossession and control over territories and bodies, as well as the environmental degradation of the Magdalena River.
Keywords
Petrofiction, Multidirectional memory, Petroculture, Countermemory, Ecological grief
Disciplines
French and Francophone Language and Literature | German Language and Literature | Modern Languages | Near Eastern Languages and Societies | Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures | Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
eCommons Citation
Gardeazabal Bravo, Carlos, "Petroficción, fotografía y memoria en Recuerdos del río volador de Daniel Ferreira" (2025). Global Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications and Presentations. 11.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/lng_fac_pub/11
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Comments
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