Chronicles about foam

Abstract

In this article, we put forward an analysis of certain aspects related to one of the books of travel chronicles, De aquí para allá, published by the Argentine writer Hebe Uhart. Initially, we compare some of the characteristics of her work with certain dominant features that have historically defined travel literature. Then, we try to establish a relation between the ideas of “micrological turn” and “foam”, proposed by the German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk, and the aesthetic and political principles that, in our opinion, found and regulate the chronicler's travel and writing. Finally, taking advantage of this perspective, we analyze these chronicles with a focus on how they relate to the current situation of one of the most important political and cultural issues that have affected the Argentine State since the end of the 19th century: the Indigenous Issue.