Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction”

This article examines Carlos Busqued’s Bajo este sol tremendo (2008) in relation to the extractive model of agribusiness and soybean monoculture in the Province of Chaco. Drawing on the concept of agrofiction ─a reformulation of the term “petrofiction” first proposed by Ghosh and later developed by...

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Autor principal: Di Bernardo, Francesco
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026
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Busuqed
Literatura argentina
residuoceno
agroficción
novela negra rural argentina
Busqued
Argentine Literature
Wasteocene
Agrofiction
Argentine Rural Noir
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spelling I28-R249-article-176152026-03-31T11:44:59Z Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction” Necrosis y residuoceno: Bajo este sol tremendo de Carlos Busqued como agroficción Di Bernardo, Francesco Busuqed Literatura argentina residuoceno agroficción novela negra rural argentina Busqued Argentine Literature Wasteocene Agrofiction Argentine Rural Noir This article examines Carlos Busqued’s Bajo este sol tremendo (2008) in relation to the extractive model of agribusiness and soybean monoculture in the Province of Chaco. Drawing on the concept of agrofiction ─a reformulation of the term “petrofiction” first proposed by Ghosh and later developed by Szeman─ it explores how the novel registers the effects of agro-extractive capitalism on both social and ecological life. Situated within recent trends in Argentine rural fiction that mobilize tropes from the noir and horror genres, the study interprets the violence and social decay depicted in the novel as symptoms of a “necrosis” (Casid), a process of extinction that undermines biodiversity as well as social bonds. Finally, the novel’s emphasis on waste is analyzed through the lens of the “Wasteocene” (Armiero), which conceptualizes waste not merely as degraded materiality but as the outcome of socio-ecological relations that render territories and lives disposable. El presente artículo analiza Bajo este sol tremendo (2008) de Carlos Busqued en relación con el modelo extractivo del agronegocio y el monocultivo de soja en la provincia del Chaco. A partir del concepto de agroficción —una reformulación del término “petroficción” propuesto por Ghosh y posteriormente desarrollado por Szeman— se examina cómo la novela representa los efectos del capitalismo agroextractivo sobre la vida social y ecológica. Inscrito en las tendencias recientes de la narrativa rural argentina que recurren a tropos de la novela negra y del terror, el estudio interpreta la violencia y la degradación social presentes en la obra como síntomas de una “necrosis” (Casid), entendida como un proceso de extinción que alcanza tanto a la biodiversidad como a los lazos comunitarios. Asimismo, se aborda la centralidad del residuo en la novela a través del concepto de “residuoceno” (“Wasteocene”, Armiero), que concibe el desecho no solo como materialidad degradada, sino como resultado de relaciones socioecológicas que producen territorios y vidas desechables. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026-03-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/matadero/article/view/17615 10.34096/em.n19.17615 El Matadero Revista Crítica de Literatura Argentina; Núm. 19 (2025) 2683-9687 0329-9546 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/matadero/article/view/17615/15964 Derechos de autor 2026 Francesco Di Bernardo
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topic Busuqed
Literatura argentina
residuoceno
agroficción
novela negra rural argentina
Busqued
Argentine Literature
Wasteocene
Agrofiction
Argentine Rural Noir
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Literatura argentina
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agroficción
novela negra rural argentina
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Argentine Literature
Wasteocene
Agrofiction
Argentine Rural Noir
Di Bernardo, Francesco
Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction”
topic_facet Busuqed
Literatura argentina
residuoceno
agroficción
novela negra rural argentina
Busqued
Argentine Literature
Wasteocene
Agrofiction
Argentine Rural Noir
author Di Bernardo, Francesco
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title Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction”
title_short Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction”
title_full Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction”
title_fullStr Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction”
title_full_unstemmed Necrosis and the Residualcene: Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued as “Agrofiction”
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description This article examines Carlos Busqued’s Bajo este sol tremendo (2008) in relation to the extractive model of agribusiness and soybean monoculture in the Province of Chaco. Drawing on the concept of agrofiction ─a reformulation of the term “petrofiction” first proposed by Ghosh and later developed by Szeman─ it explores how the novel registers the effects of agro-extractive capitalism on both social and ecological life. Situated within recent trends in Argentine rural fiction that mobilize tropes from the noir and horror genres, the study interprets the violence and social decay depicted in the novel as symptoms of a “necrosis” (Casid), a process of extinction that undermines biodiversity as well as social bonds. Finally, the novel’s emphasis on waste is analyzed through the lens of the “Wasteocene” (Armiero), which conceptualizes waste not merely as degraded materiality but as the outcome of socio-ecological relations that render territories and lives disposable.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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