Roberto Bolaño’s 2666, the Funneling Effect of Capitalism, and the Production, Consumption, and Proliferation of Violence for Profit

Author

John Timlin, CUNY City CollegeFollow

Date of Award

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Harold Veeser

Second Advisor

Lyn Di Iorio

Third Advisor

Andras Kisery

Keywords

Bolaño, 2666, television, Adorno, capitalism, violence against women

Abstract

Roberto Bolaño's novel 2666 is a realist text, one that reflects the simple fact that in contemporary capitalism, the physical destruction of female bodies is a profitable enterprise; one that forces its readers to confront their complicity or outright participation in violence against women; and one that relates directly to violence against women as consumable entertainment in American mass culture.

Recommended Citation

Timlin, John, "Roberto Bolaño’s 2666, the Funneling Effect of Capitalism, and the Production, Consumption, and Proliferation of Violence for Profit" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/910