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Presencia de la naturaleza, territorios transparentes y animalidad en Cuando aprendí a pensar, de Pilarica Alvear Sanín

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Abstract

This article analyzes the presence of nature in the novel Cuando aprendí a pensar (1962), by Pilarica Alvear Sanín (1942), one of the five Antioquian women writers who published novels in the twentieth century. The purpose is to characterize the hegemonic and non-hegemonic forms of nature, territories and animals that we perceive through the narrative voice of Juanita, a five-year-old girl. The territory is transparent in its anonymity, which, paradoxically, highlights its nature. An animality emerges from the interspecies relationships Juanita engages in with the dog and other non-human animals.

Translated title of the contributionPresence of Nature, Transparent Territories and Animality in Cuando aprendí a pensar, by Pilarica Alvear Sanín
Original languageEnglish
Article number5
Pages (from-to)112-132
Number of pages21
JournalEstudios de Literatura Colombiana
Issue number58
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jan 2026

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Copyright: ©2026 Estudios de Literatura Colombiana. Derechos patrimoniales, Universidad de Antioquia, 2026. Este es un artículo de acceso abierto distribuido bajo los términos de la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución - No comercial -Compartir igual 4.0 Internacional.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

  • Colombian novel
  • ecocriticism
  • ecocrítica
  • ecofeminism
  • ecofeminismo
  • environmental humanities
  • humanidades ambientales
  • novela colombiana
  • Pilarica Alvear Sanín

Types Minciencias

  • Artículos de investigación con calidad Q4

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