Latin American (Counter-) Road Movie and Ambivalent Modernity

Nadia Lie is Professor of Latin American Literature and Film at KU Leuven, Belgium.

“The Latin American (Counter -) Road Movie and Ambivalent Modernity is an excellent source of study for academics and students. … The book deftly incorporates relevant theory and criticism while contextualizing the topics addressed within the growing field of transnational cinema.” (Carolina Rueda, Transnational Screens, April 26, 2019)“Thanks to the extent of the author’s investigation we can comprehend the cultural imagery and the social and political panorama of the Latin American road movie. … This book will provide invaluable interpretations for students and scholars of Latin American film and of the road movie as a very engaging genre.” (Rhoda Desbordes-Vela, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol. 38 (3), 2018)​“Nadia Lie’s brilliant book demonstrates how reconsideringthis film genre from the perspective of Latin American cinema allows us to enrich and refine not only our understanding of the road movie itself, but also the definition of modernity and of the ‘road’, as a way of transport and communication and as a metaphor for (modern) life.” (Sophie Dufays, Image & Narrative, Vol. 18 (4), 2017)

• .Introduction.- 1. Traveling Across the Continent.- 2. Nations in Crisis.- 3. The Patagonian Pull.- 4: Heading North: Undocumented Migrants on the US-Mexican Border.- 5. Homeless People Roaming the Roads.- 6. Tourism.