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DEFINICIONES DE LA MODERNIDAD HISPÁNICA EN EL CONTEXTO TRANSATLÁNTICO MODERNO: NARRATIVAS DE DESIGUALDAD EN VARIAS OBRAS DE LITERATURA PENINSULAR Y LATINOAMERICANA DE LOS SIGLOS XIX Y XX.
Translation
This work presents an overview of some of the representations of modernity in the transatlantic context of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Different scenarios are studied through which it is possible to see how otherness, understood as subalternity and disapproval of difference becomes an element of social categorization. The first part focuses on colonial manifestations in Spanish literature, specifically the Moroccan wars, colonialism and imperial nostalgia, and the various representations of otherness. The second part refers to historical memory and identity as a result of modernity and the stratification of the public sphere, emphasizing the ambivalence of social relations during times of conflict and the construction of historical memory, as a resource against oblivion and impunity. The final part talks about female voices in the processes of displacement, immigration and in other situations where human beings are seen as second-class citizens. Through this work, the importance of writing as a tool for recovering the memory and perspectives of those who are excluded from official history is reinforced. The work shows how the idea of modernity associated with progress has been systematically used to create strategies of oppression through which social categorization is promoted and therefore access to the public sphere is limited. Literature is presented as a valuable instrument for the inclusion of diversity in the narrative of historical memory and for denouncing impunity.History
Degree Type
- Doctor of Philosophy
Department
- Languages and Cultures
Campus location
- West Lafayette
Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair
Íñigo Sánchez-Llama, ChairAdvisor/Supervisor/Committee co-chair
Marcia C. Stephenson, ChairAdditional Committee Member 2
Patricia HartAdditional Committee Member 3
Dawn F. StinchcombUsage metrics
Categories
Keywords
OthernessModernityInequality LiteratureTransatlantic LiteraturePeninsular and Latino American Inequality Literature S. XIX and XXModernidadOtredadLiteratura de desigualdadLiteratura transatlántica de desigualdad S. XIX y XXComparative Literature StudiesCulture, Gender, SexualityLiterature in Spanish and PortugueseMigrant Cultural Studies