25/08/2026
How do you read a territory that’s constantly in motion?
Fernando Resende examines Latin American territory as a site of constant struggle – over land, and over political and aesthetic imaginaries – challenging the homogenization of space imposed by centuries of colonial power. He develops a „poética de la dispersión“ (poetics of dispersion) as a method for reading territory through its complexity, its fractures, and its movement, examining films, photographs, poetry, and other cultural practices to trace the connections between seemingly scattered struggles across the region.
As Resende puts it, living in a territory that’s always in motion requires an archaeological approach to everything – even the air - since, in his words, “we are all archaeological sites”.
Now available on our website bielefeld-university-press.de/en: the 29th book in the CALAS book series – as always, Open Access.