This doctoral thesis studies the relationship between journalism and literature in contexts in which freedom of speech is at risk. It takes as primary sources a variety of nonfiction, crónicas, literary journalism and testimonial novels published by Latin American authors in Spanish, from the 1950s to the 2000s. I propose the concept ‘documentary narratives’ to refer to all literary modes of discourse which are related, in diverse degrees, to a journalistic representation of reality. My corpus covers a wide range of topics such as social protests, dictatorships, civil wars, natural disaster, crime and migration. While scholars have focused on the rhetoric and history of this kind of narratives, my reading considers the real, face-to-face encounter between the journalist and others. I argue that the representation of these encounters influences the pact with the reader and challenges the notion of truthfulness. I contend that documentary narratives can serve as a tool for the transmission of knowledge and the production of public debate in societies marked by political and social instability. In a world overwhelmed by data production and immersed in violent acts against those to be considered ‘Others’, I argue that storytelling is still an essential form of communication among individuals, classes and cultures. Contrary to the authors’s intentions of documenting others’ lives, I conclude that these stories offer an (interrupted) account of oneself, that is, the account of a contemporary storyteller pursuing a rarely fulfilled desire of getting to know the Other truly. The thesis has two appendices. Appendix 1 showcases archival material that support some of my arguments. Appendix 2 includes the transcripts of the interviews that I conducted with eight Latin American authors: Elena Poniatowska, Leila Guerriero, Cristian Alarcón, Arturo Fontaine, Santiago Roncagliolo, Francisco Goldman, Martín Caparrós, and Juan Villoro.

[ES] Esta investigación aborda las repercusiones del COVID-19 en la comunidad inmigrante china en España, en un contexto de creciente globalización y desafíos socioeconómicos. Se propone la creación de una pieza audiovisual, en formato de ensayo documental integrado en una videoinstalación, como parte integral de este estudio. A medida que el proceso de globalización continúa profundizándose, el número y la movilidad de inmigrantes también ha aumentado y el avance del virus ha provocado una pandemia que ha resultado difícil de controlar, propagándose por todo el mundo, sin haber podido predecir con exactitud su duración, ni su evolución, afectando a diversas áreas de la población, incluidos los migrantes, de formas diversas y complejas. Esta propuesta de investigación plantea la realización de una creación audiovisual que se ha nutrido de la información y los estudios recopilados, incluyendo una serie de entrevistas sobre la inmigración china. / [CA] Aquesta investigació aborda les repercussions de la COVID-19 en la comunitat im migrant xinesa a Espanya, en un context de creixent globalització i reptes socioeco nòmics. Es proposa la creació d'una peça audiovisual, en format d'assaig documental integrat en una videoinstal·lació, com a part integral d'aquest estudi. A mesura que el procés de globalització continua aprofundint-se, el nombre i la mobilitat d'immigrants també han augmentat i l'avanç del virus ha provocat una pandèmia que ha resultat difícil de controlar, propagant-se per tot el món, sense haver pogut predir amb exactitud la seva durada, ni la seva evolució, afectant a diverses àrees de la població, inclosos els immigrants, de formes diverses i complexes. Aquesta proposta de recerca planteja la realització d'una creació audiovisual que s'ha nodrit de la informació i els estudis recopilats, incloent una sèrie d'entrevistes sobre la immigració xinesa. / [EN] This research addresses the repercussions of COVID-19 on the Chinese immigrant community in Spain, in a context of increasing globalization and socioeconomic challenges. The creation of an audiovisual piece, in the format of a documentary essay integrated into a video installation, is proposed as an integral part of this study. As the process of globalization continues to deepen, the number and mobility of immigrants have also increased and the advance of the virus has caused a pandemic that has proved difficult to control, spreading around the world, without being able to accurately predict its duration, nor its evolution, affecting various areas of the population, including migrants, in diverse and complex ways. This research proposal proposes the realization of an audiovisual creation that has been nourished by the information and studies collected, including a series of interviews on Chinese immigration. / Song, Y. (2024). Soy Chin@, no soy un virus: creación audiovisual de carácter documental sobre el impacto del COVID-19 en la inmigración China en España [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/206037