De la memoria de guerra a la conciencia planetaria: postmemoria ecológica y metamodernismo reconstructivo en Question 7 de Richard Flanagan

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17561/grove.v32.9768

Palabras clave:

Flanagan, postmemoria, metamodernismo, ética ecológica, trauma, posmodernismo reconstructivo

Resumen

Este artículo analiza Question 7 de Richard Flanagan como una obra transformadora de la literatura postmemorial que fusiona el trauma personal, histórico y ecológico dentro de un marco metamoderno. Basándose en las teorías de Marianne Hirsch, Martin Heidegger y Charlene Spretnak, el análisis muestra cómo la novela amplía la postmemoria más allá de la herencia familiar para abarcar la crisis planetaria y la interconexión ecológica. A través de la fragmentación narrativa, la autorreflexión ética y una poética del cuidado, el texto de Flanagan ejemplifica un metamodernismo reconstructivo que resiste el nihilismo y afirma la profunda comunión de toda la vida. En última instancia, Question 7 propone una ética del amor y la responsabilidad, invitando al lector a habitar auténticamente y responder a las crisis contemporáneas con renovada relacionalidad y esperanza.

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Biografía del autor/a

  • CHRISTINA HOWES, Universidad Internacional de Catalunya

    Christina Howes (PhD) specializes in contemporary war literature and postmemorial writing, with research interests in affect theory, spatial phenomenology, and ecological perspectives. Her work explores how literature engages with trauma, memory, and environmental humanities, focusing on the ethical and cultural dimensions of remembrance.

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Publicado

2025-12-31

Cómo citar

HOWES, C. (2025). De la memoria de guerra a la conciencia planetaria: postmemoria ecológica y metamodernismo reconstructivo en Question 7 de Richard Flanagan. The Grove - Working Papers on English Studies, 32, e9768. https://doi.org/10.17561/grove.v32.9768