Body nation and narrative in the Americas Introduction: disappearing citizens : body nation and narrative in the Americas Buried citizens : landing a nation in José de Alencar and Nathaniel Hawthorne Lost citizens : memory and mourning in William Faulkner and Elena Garro Tortured citizens : terror and dissidence in Luisa Valenzuela and Edwidge Danticat Postscript : disappearing threats: reflections on security immigration and detention