Núm. 54 Jul-Dic (2017): Presencias de lo insólito: estudios del performance
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Nombrando a los monstruos en zonas de fricción: reflexiones antropológicas sobre sufrimiento social y responsabilidad

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  • Anne W. Johnson
Anne W. Johnson
Departamento de Ciencia Sociales y Políticas, Universidad Iberoamericana

Publicado 2017-12-04

Palabras clave

  • monstruosidad,
  • modernidad,
  • horror,
  • discurso,
  • responsabilización

Cómo citar

Johnson, A. W. (2017). Nombrando a los monstruos en zonas de fricción: reflexiones antropológicas sobre sufrimiento social y responsabilidad. Alteridades, 27(54 Jul-Dic). Recuperado a partir de https://alteridades.izt.uam.mx/index.php/Alte/article/view/899
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Resumen

Se discute la construcción de los monstruos como entes que existen fuera de la normatividad, para después ofrecer ejemplos etnográficos de distintas regiones que demuestran cómo los monstruos se vuelven una manera de enfrentar las complejidades del mundo moderno. Se argumenta que, en estos espacios, el discurso de los monstruos permite dar sentido epistemológico, moral y pragmático al sufrimiento social, y reflexionar sobre los lazos que unen actores en redes de intercambio y responsabilidad. Se considera la relación monstruos-monstruosidad-monstruoso para fijar una actitud crítica frente a los horrores que caracterizan la modernidad.

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