In her critical work Entre héroes, fantasmas y apocalípticos (Between Heroes, Ghosts, and Apocalyptics), Anadeli Bencomo examines how the Mexican chronicle uses these archetypes to describe a landscape of social and political crisis.
"Entre Fantasmas" is a concept that appears across various literary and artistic contexts, most notably in the critical analysis of work and Anadeli Bencomo’s examinations of Mexican chronicles. Entre Fantasmas
: Bencomo argues that the chronicler (the writer) acts as a witness who must navigate a reality populated by "ghosts"—those who have been erased by violence or political corruption. In her critical work Entre héroes, fantasmas y
: Recent essays like Tierra de mujeres connect modern Spanish women with their "first-wave" ancestors as ghosts. Here, being "among ghosts" is a radical act of reclaiming a suppressed feminist lineage. Conclusion : Recent essays like Tierra de mujeres connect
: The ghostly representation of the desaparecidos serves as a way for survivors to process trauma. These "ghosts" lurk in obsessive thoughts and dreams, evidencing the lack of closure in a state where a body is never found.
: The protagonist exists in a state of constant recollection, where her own identity becomes "weightless" (ingrávido). She is haunted by the literary ghost of Gilberto Owen, a real-life Mexican poet.