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Latin American Languages and Societies

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DePaul University

2014

Disaster narration

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Exploring Disaster Experiences Through Elena Poniatowska's Nada, Nadie: Las Voces Del Temblor, Dawn Slack Jan 2014

Exploring Disaster Experiences Through Elena Poniatowska's Nada, Nadie: Las Voces Del Temblor, Dawn Slack

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A study of Elena Poniatowska’s Nada, nadie: Las voces del temblor, based on the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, through recent critical theories on trauma and human experience in catastrophic events. This article explores the narrative context of personal and collective response to disasters as well as pedagogical approaches to disaster narration.