RT Journal Article
T1 Hauntologizing the (un)foreseen present: the 2008 financial crisis in Antonio Muñoz Molina’s «La noche de los tiempos» and «Todo lo que era sólido»
A1 Amezcua Gómez, David
A2 Alexander, Vera
A2 Rensmann, Lars
A2 Godioli, Alberto
A2 Valdivia, Pablo
A2 Lippert, Florian
AB ABSTRACT: This article deals with Antonio Muñoz Molina’s «La noche de los tiempos» (2009) and «Todo lo que era sólido» (2013a) and provides an interdiscursive analysis of both works, aiming to highlight their thematic and affective connections. Similarly, I contend that these works belong in the fabric of cultural narratives around the 2008 financial crisis. On the other hand, the spectral nature of the narrators of both «La noche de los tiempos» and «Todo lo que era sólido» is scrutinized, departing from Derrida’s notion of hauntology. Finally, the role of metaphors in the construction of reality is examined, paying heed to Muñoz Molina’s lucid analysis of the dominant metaphors that were used during the years prior to the 2008 financial crisis. His analysis leads us to consider the necessity of creating a new narrative for Europe which helps shape and redefine a new sense of Europeanness.
PB SAGE Publications
SN 0047-2441
YR 2019
FD 2019-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110654
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110654
LA spa
NO Amezcua, D. (2019). Hauntologizing the (un)foreseen present: The 2008 financial crisis in Antonio Muñoz Molina’s La noche de los tiempos and Todo lo que era sólido. Journal of European Studies, 49(3-4), 324-335. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047244119859154
NO This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain (Grant/ Research project number: FFI2014-53391-P).
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 abr 2025