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Abstract

El artículo analiza la relación entre el cuerpo, el capitalismo y la reificación u objetificación en “Policarpa”, relato que forma parte del volumen Azares del cuerpo (2017) de María Ospina Pizano. La hipótesis que se sostiene es que en dicho relato se ponen en escena una serie de mecanismos que usa el capitalismo para instrumentalizar a los individuos dentro de la lógica del capital, entre los que se cuenta la reificación u objetivación, es decir, despojar a la gente de su estatuto de personas y convertirlas en objetos o cosas. Para ello, el capitalismo reduce a los individuos a cuerpos. En “Policarpa”, se narra el caso de una guerrillera reinsertada que es expuesta a este proceso no solo por parte del sistema, sino de una editora que desea publicar el testimonio de su fuga. El relato también narra la resistencia que la protagonista realiza en contra de dichos mecanismos.

Alternate abstract:

The article analyzes the relationship between the body, capitalism and reification or objectification in Policarpa, a story that is part of the collection Azares del cuerpo [Variations on the body] (2017) by María Ospina Pizano. It argues that the narrative illustrates a series of mechanisms used by capitalism to instrumentalize individuals within the framework of capital, including reification or objectification, that is, stripping people of their personhood and turning them into objects or things. To this end, capitalism reduces individuals to bodies. In Policarpa, the story narrates the case of a reinserted female guerrilla who is exposed to this process not only by the system, but also by a publisher who wants to publish the testimony of her escape. The story also highlights the protagonist’s resistance against such mechanisms.

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Title
“Policarpa” de María Ospina Pizano: instrumentalización de los cuerpos en el capitalismo
Alternate title
Policarpa by María Ospina Pizano: Instrumentalization of Bodies in Capitalism
Publication title
Issue
56
Pages
103-124
Publication year
2025
Publication date
Jan-Jun 2025
Section
Artículos
Publisher
Universidad de Antioquía
Place of publication
Medellín
Country of publication
Colombia
Publication subject
ISSN
01234412
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
Document type
Journal Article
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Milestone dates
2025-01-18 (Date Created); 2024-02-15 (Date Submitted); 2025-01-18 (Date Issued); 2025-01-18 (Date Modified)
ProQuest document ID
3161441616
Document URL
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Last updated
2025-01-30
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ProQuest One Academic