Transpacific Literary and Cultural Connections Latin American Influence in Asia. Common Ground: Shared Textuality and Visuality in China and Latin America

This article offers a sharp comparative reading of recent cultural products developed in China and Latin America. By focusing on how minority voices (indigenous) in both regions are represented in audiovisual, literary, and visual arts, this piece shows the collateral damage caused by the equation of nation building and economic growth under neoliberalism. Methodologically, Rojas-Sotelo embraces a cultural, economic, and environmental approach. ‘Common Ground’ examines works by visual artists Libia Posada (Colombia) and Qin Ga (Mongolia/China); poetry by contemporary Wayúu writers, Vito Apushana and Estercilia Simanca; and films by Zhao Liang (Behemoth, 2016), Lixin Fan (Last Train Home, 2009), Cary Fukunaga (Without a Name, 2009), and Oscar Quemada-Díez (The Golden Cage, 2014).

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Author Miguel Rojas Sotelo