Human and Non-Human Memories: Testimony, Poetic Justice and Animality in Voices of Chernobyl
This article analyzes Svetlana Alexievich's work Voices of Chernobyl from a literary perspective, focusing on collective memory, poetic justice, and the presence of the non-human animal. Drawing on concepts such as narrative memory (Ricoeur), collective memory (Halbwachs), silence and trauma (J...
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I48-R154-article-93362026-06-04T15:44:49Z Human and Non-Human Memories: Testimony, Poetic Justice and Animality in Voices of Chernobyl Memorias humanas y no humanas: testimonio, justicia poética y animalidad en Voces de Chernóbil Larrea, Alejandra collective memory testimony poetic justice Chernobyl memoria colectiva testimonio justicia poética Chernóbil This article analyzes Svetlana Alexievich's work Voices of Chernobyl from a literary perspective, focusing on collective memory, poetic justice, and the presence of the non-human animal. Drawing on concepts such as narrative memory (Ricoeur), collective memory (Halbwachs), silence and trauma (Jelin), the animal gaze (Berger), the notion of the non-human (Latour), and the poetic justice (Nussbaum and Pellejero), testimonial monologues are examined as spaces where an affective memory is reconstructed and transcends the official stories. The analysis shows how this testimonial literature acts as a chronicle of the future, denounces institutional silencing, and recovers the forgotten voices, human and non-human, that inhabited the world of Chernobyl. Este artículo analiza la obra Voces de Chernóbil de Svetlana Aleksiévich desde una perspectiva literaria centrada en la memoria colectiva, la justicia poética y la presencia de lo animal no humano. A partir de conceptos como la memoria narrativa (Ricoeur), la memoria colectiva (Halbwachs), el silencio y el trauma (Jelin), la mirada animal (Berger), la noción de lo no humano (Latour) y la justicia poética (Nussbaum y Pellejero), se examinan los monólogos testimoniales como espacios donde se reconstruye una memoria afectiva que trasciende a la historia oficial contada. El análisis evidencia cómo esta literatura testimonial actúa como crónica del futuro, denuncia silenciamientos institucionales y recupera las voces olvidadas, humanas y no humanas, que habitaron el mundo de Chernóbil. 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/9336 10.30972/clt.299336 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/9336/9263 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Human and Non-Human Memories: Testimony, Poetic Justice and Animality in Voices of Chernobyl |
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This article analyzes Svetlana Alexievich's work Voices of Chernobyl from a literary perspective, focusing on collective memory, poetic justice, and the presence of the non-human animal. Drawing on concepts such as narrative memory (Ricoeur), collective memory (Halbwachs), silence and trauma (Jelin), the animal gaze (Berger), the notion of the non-human (Latour), and the poetic justice (Nussbaum and Pellejero), testimonial monologues are examined as spaces where an affective memory is reconstructed and transcends the official stories. The analysis shows how this testimonial literature acts as a chronicle of the future, denounces institutional silencing, and recovers the forgotten voices, human and non-human, that inhabited the world of Chernobyl. |
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