Changes Conflicts And Ideologies In Contemporary Hispanic Culture


Changes Conflicts And Ideologies In Contemporary Hispanic Culture
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Changes Conflicts And Ideologies In Contemporary Hispanic Culture


Changes Conflicts And Ideologies In Contemporary Hispanic Culture
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Author : Teresa Fernandez Ulloa
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-02

Changes Conflicts And Ideologies In Contemporary Hispanic Culture written by Teresa Fernandez Ulloa and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-02 with Performing Arts categories.


This book is formed by various chapters studying the manner in which conflicts, changes and ideologies appear in contemporary Hispanic discourses. The contributions analyze a wide variety of topics related to the manner in which ideological and epistemological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries are reflected in, and shape, Spanish language, literature, and other cultural expressions in both Spain and Latin America. The 19th century was conducive to various movements of independence, while, in Europe, radical changes of different types and in all contexts of life and knowledge occurred. Language was certainly affected by these changes resulting in new terminology and discourse strategies. Likewise, new schools of thought such as idealism, dialectic materialism, nihilism, and nationalism, among others, were established, in addition to new literary movements such as romanticism, evocative of (r)evolution, individualism and realism, inspired by the social effects of capitalism. Scientific and technological advances continued throughout the 20th century, when the women’s liberation movement consolidated. The notion of globalization also appears, simultaneously to various crises, despotism, wars, genocide, social exclusion and unemployment. Together, these trends give rise to a vindicating discourse that reaches large audiences via television. The classic rhetoric undergoes some changes given the explicit suasion and the absence of delusion provided by other means of communication. The 21st century is defined by the flood of information and the overpowering presence of mass communication; so much so, that the technological impact is clear in all realms of life. From the linguistic viewpoint, the appearance of anglicisms and technicalities mirrors the impact of post-modernity. There is now a need to give coherence to a national discourse that both grasps the past and adapts itself to the new available resources with the purpose of conveying an effective and attractive message to a very large audience. Discourse is swift, since society does not seem to have time to think, but instead seeks to maintain interest in a world filled with stimuli that, in turn, change constantly. Emphasis has been switched to a search for historical images and moments that presumably explain present and future events. It is also significant that all this restlessness is discussed and explained via new means such as the world-wide-web. The change in communication habits (e-mail, chats, forums, SMS) and tools (computers, mobile phones) that was initiated in the 20th century has had a net effect on the directness and swiftness of language.



Otherness In Hispanic Culture


Otherness In Hispanic Culture
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Author : Teresa Fernandez Ulloa
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-26

Otherness In Hispanic Culture written by Teresa Fernandez Ulloa and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-26 with Performing Arts categories.


This book addresses contemporary discourses on a wide variety of topics related to the ideological and epistemological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and the ways in which they have shaped the Spanish language and cultural manifestations in both Spain and Hispanic America. The majority of the chapters are concerned with ‘otherness’ in its various dimensions; the alien Other – foreign, immigrant, ethnically different, disempowered, female or minor – as well as the Other of different sexual orientation and/or ideology. Following Octavio Paz, otherness is expressed as the attempt to find the lost object of desire, the frustrating endeavour of the androgynous Plato wishing to embrace the other half of Zeus, who in his wrath, tore off from him. Otherness compels human beings to search for the complement from which they were severed. Thus a male joins a female, his other half, the only half that not only fills him but which allows him to return to the unity and reconciliation which is restored in its own perfection, formerly altered by divine will. As a result of this transformation, one can annul the distance that keeps us away from that which, not being our own, turns into a source of anguish. The clashing diversity of all things requires the human predisposition to accept that which is different. Such a predisposition is an expression of epistemological, ethical and political aperture. The disposition to co-exist with the different is imagined in the de-anthropocentricization of the bonds with all living realms. And otherness is, in some way, the reflection of sameness (mismidad). The other is closely related to the self, because the vision of the other implies a reflection about the self; it implies, consciously or not, a relationship with the self. These topics are addressed in this book from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing arts, humanities and social sciences.



Images Of Women In Hispanic Culture


Images Of Women In Hispanic Culture
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Author : Teresa Fernandez Ulloa
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-17

Images Of Women In Hispanic Culture written by Teresa Fernandez Ulloa and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-17 with Social Science categories.


This book studies the ways traditional polarized images of women have been used and challenged in the Hispanic world, especially during the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century by writers and the media, but also in earlier time periods. The chapters analyze the image of women in specific political periods such as Francoism or the Kirchners’ administration, stereotypes of women in films in Mexico and Chile, and the representation of women in textbooks, among other topics. Contributions also show how two women writers, in the 17th and the 19th centuries, viewed the role of women in their society.



The Dystopian Imagination In Contemporary Spanish Literature And Film


The Dystopian Imagination In Contemporary Spanish Literature And Film
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Author : Diana Q. Palardy
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-07-27

The Dystopian Imagination In Contemporary Spanish Literature And Film written by Diana Q. Palardy and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-27 with Social Science categories.


This study examines contemporary Spanish dystopian literature and films (in)directly related to the 2008 financial crisis from an urban cultural studies perspective. It explores culturally-charged landscapes that effectively convey the zeitgeist and reveal deep-rooted anxieties about issues such as globalization, consumerism, immigration, speculation, precarity, and political resistance (particularly by Indignados [Indignant Ones] from the 15-M Movement). The book loosely traces the trajectory of the crisis, with the first part looking at texts that underscore some of the behaviors that indirectly contributed to the crisis, and the remaining chapters focusing on works that directly examine the crisis and its aftermath. This close reading of texts and films by Ray Loriga, Elia Barceló, Ion de Sosa, José Ardillo, David Llorente, Eduardo Vaquerizo, and Ricardo Menéndez Salmón offers insights into the creative ways that these authors and directors use spatial constructions to capture the dystopian imagination.



Refocus The Films Of Pablo Larrain


Refocus The Films Of Pablo Larrain
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Author : Laura Hatry
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-21

Refocus The Films Of Pablo Larrain written by Laura Hatry and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-21 with Electronic books categories.


Assessing his work in the context of film aesthetics, philosophy, history, adaptation studies and cultural studies, this is the first book-length English-language anthology about this important director's cinema, offering a wide range of perspectives by a diverse range of international scholars.



National Identities And Socio Political Changes In Latin America


National Identities And Socio Political Changes In Latin America
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Author : Antonio Gomez-Moriana
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-31

National Identities And Socio Political Changes In Latin America written by Antonio Gomez-Moriana and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with History categories.


This study frames the social dynamics of Latin American in terms of two types of cultural momentum: foundational momentum and the momentum of global order in contemporary Latin America.



Diversity And Its Discontents


Diversity And Its Discontents
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Author : Neil J. Smelser
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-13

Diversity And Its Discontents written by Neil J. Smelser and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-13 with Social Science categories.


Never before has the legitimacy of a dominant American culture been so hotly contested as over the past two decades. Familiar terms such as culture wars, multiculturalism, moral majority, and family values all suggest a society fragmented by the issue of cultural diversity. So does any social solidarity exist among Americans? In Diversity and Its Discontents, a group of leading sociologists, political theorists, and social historians seek to answer this question empirically by exploring ideological differences, theoretical disputes, social processes, and institutional change. Together they present a broad yet penetrating look at American life in which cultural conflict has always played a part. Many of the findings reveal that this conflict is no more or less rampant now than in the past, and that the terms of social solidarity in the United States have changed as the society itself has changed. The volume begins with reflections on the sources of the current "culture wars" and goes on to show a number of parallel situations throughout American history--some more profound than today's conflicts. The contributors identify political vicissitudes and social changes in the late twentieth century that have formed the backdrop to the "wars," including changes in immigration, marriage, family structure, urban and residential life, and expression of sexuality. Points of agreement are revealed between the left and the right in their diagnoses of American culture and society, but the essays also show how the claims of both sides have been overdrawn and polarized. The volume concludes that above all, the antagonists of the culture wars have failed to appreciate the powerful cohesive forces in Americans' outlooks and institutions, forces that have, in fact, institutionalized many of the "radical" changes proposed in the 1960s. Diversity and Its Discontents brings sound empirical evidence, theoretical sophistication, and tempered judgment to a cultural episode in American history that has for too long been clouded by ideological rhetoric. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Seyla Benhabib, Jean L. Cohen, Reynolds Farley, Claude S. Fischer, Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., John Higham, David A. Hollinger, Steven Seidman, Marta Tienda, David Tyack, R. Stephen Warner, Robert Wuthnow, and Viviana A. Zelizer.



The Changing International Community


The Changing International Community
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Author : Charles Boasson
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2018-11-05

The Changing International Community written by Charles Boasson and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-05 with History categories.


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Latin America Writes Back


Latin America Writes Back
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Author : Emil Volek
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2002

Latin America Writes Back written by Emil Volek and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.


Since the mid-twentieth century, Latin America has been swept by a wave of momentous changes that some have called "the second modernization," accelerated by an exploding population, rampant urbanization, and world-wide trends in technology, economy, and culture. These postmodern upheavals have transformed traditional landscapes and created striking new developments, which - despite their magnitude - have yet to be properly understood in the United States and Europe. Now, after years of marginalization in the international debate on global change, Latin American scholars present their own response to the theories and practices of postmodernity in this revelatory collection of essays. Editor Emil Volek has assembled contributions across a range of interdisciplinary perspectives that illuminate contemporary Latin American culture by high-lighting from within many changes scarcely noticed in Europe and the U.S. Issues discussed in light of these recent changes include the notorious Latin American conflicts with modernity, the vexing problems of cultural identity, strategies of resistance to global trends, and the pervasive misconceptions about Latin American culture perpetuated within the United States and Europe. Together the essays clarify that Latin America is neither what it used to be nor what it is expected to be, but rather a new reality long overlooked by the world beyond. Book jacket.



Modern Spanish Women As Agents Of Change


Modern Spanish Women As Agents Of Change
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Author : Jennifer Smith
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-14

Modern Spanish Women As Agents Of Change written by Jennifer Smith and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with Literary Criticism categories.


This volume brings together cutting-edge research on modern Spanish women as writers, activists, and embodiments of cultural change, and honors Maryellen Bieder's invaluable scholarly contributions. The critical analyses are situated within their specific socio-historical context, and shed new light on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Spanish literature, history, and culture.