When memory talks a trick. About Confesión by Martín Kohan

We approach “Confesión” by Martín Kohan (2020). Three stories build the plot of this novel to come together in a single one. We are interested in analyzing not only the significance that the title in the singular anticipates, but also the confessions that are delineated in the novel through differen...

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Autores principales: Raso, Laura, Simón, Gabriela
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Letras 2024
Materias:
confession;
memory;
nuances
confesión;
memoria;
matices
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/heterotopias/article/view/45431
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spelling I10-R333-article-454312024-06-25T02:22:17Z When memory talks a trick. About Confesión by Martín Kohan Cuando la memoria conversa un truco. Sobre Confesión de Martín Kohan. Raso, Laura Simón, Gabriela confession; memory; nuances confesión; memoria; matices We approach “Confesión” by Martín Kohan (2020). Three stories build the plot of this novel to come together in a single one. We are interested in analyzing not only the significance that the title in the singular anticipates, but also the confessions that are delineated in the novel through different nuances (Barthes, 2004). We understand that confession can be thought of as a technology (Foucault, 1991), a technique that produces truth as an effect, as well as an enunciative mechanism of truth. In the novel, several figures of confession are configured: that of the erotic-sexual "sin" more fantasized than consummated by an adolescent girl; that of a desperate mother who seeks help from a soldier, betraying her own son in her desire to save him; that of a grandmother who, by telling a story, confesses the story of her father to her grandson in the family sphere. However, this is not the story of a search for truth. Truth as symptom emerges where the subject can no longer remain silent. From these approaches we ask ourselves about the "confession" in the stories narrated: what are these confessions?, how to read them?, from which figures and nuances are they constructed?, what are the effects they produce? Abordamos Confesión de Martín Kohan (2020). Tres historias construyen la trama de esta novela para reunirse en una sola. Nos interesa analizar no sólo la significación que anticipa el título en singular, sino también las confesiones que se delinean en la novela a través de diversos matices (Barthes, 2004).  Entendemos que la confesión puede ser pensada como una tecnología (Foucault, 1991), una técnica que produce como efecto la verdad, a la vez que como un mecanismo enunciativo de la verdad. En la novela se configuran varias figuras de la confesión: la del “pecado” erótico-sexual más fantaseado que consumado por una adolescente; la de una madre desesperada que pide ayuda a un militar delatando a su propio hijo en su deseo de salvarlo; la de una abuela, que contando una historia, confiesa en el ámbito de lo familiar a su nieto la historia de su padre. Sin embargo, este no es el relato de una búsqueda de la verdad. La verdad como síntoma emerge allí donde el sujeto ya no puede callar.  A partir de estos planteos nos preguntamos por la “confesión” en las historias narradas: ¿cuáles son esta/s confesión/es?, ¿cómo leerlas?, ¿a partir de qué figuras y matices son construidas?, ¿cuáles son los efectos que producen? Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Letras 2024-06-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Scientific articles Artículos científicos application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/heterotopias/article/view/45431 Heterotopías; Vol. 7 No. 13 (2024): Writings on the edge of the abyss: How is the present constructed?; 1-8 Heterotopías; Vol. 7 Núm. 13 (2024): Escrituras al borde del abismo. ¿Cómo se construye el presente?; 1-8 2618-2726 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/heterotopias/article/view/45431/45383 Derechos de autor 2024 Heterotopías https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic confession;
memory;
nuances
confesión;
memoria;
matices
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memory;
nuances
confesión;
memoria;
matices
Raso, Laura
Simón, Gabriela
When memory talks a trick. About Confesión by Martín Kohan
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memory;
nuances
confesión;
memoria;
matices
author Raso, Laura
Simón, Gabriela
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title When memory talks a trick. About Confesión by Martín Kohan
title_short When memory talks a trick. About Confesión by Martín Kohan
title_full When memory talks a trick. About Confesión by Martín Kohan
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title_full_unstemmed When memory talks a trick. About Confesión by Martín Kohan
title_sort when memory talks a trick. about confesión by martín kohan
description We approach “Confesión” by Martín Kohan (2020). Three stories build the plot of this novel to come together in a single one. We are interested in analyzing not only the significance that the title in the singular anticipates, but also the confessions that are delineated in the novel through different nuances (Barthes, 2004). We understand that confession can be thought of as a technology (Foucault, 1991), a technique that produces truth as an effect, as well as an enunciative mechanism of truth. In the novel, several figures of confession are configured: that of the erotic-sexual "sin" more fantasized than consummated by an adolescent girl; that of a desperate mother who seeks help from a soldier, betraying her own son in her desire to save him; that of a grandmother who, by telling a story, confesses the story of her father to her grandson in the family sphere. However, this is not the story of a search for truth. Truth as symptom emerges where the subject can no longer remain silent. From these approaches we ask ourselves about the "confession" in the stories narrated: what are these confessions?, how to read them?, from which figures and nuances are they constructed?, what are the effects they produce?
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Letras
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url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/heterotopias/article/view/45431
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