Resumen: Origins Of Postmodernity De Perry Anderson, Capítulo 1: Pródromo,
2016
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Resumen: Origins Of Postmodernity De Perry Anderson, Capítulo 1: Pródromo, Miguel A. Albújar Escuredo
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
El principal ánimo del libro de Anderson es ofrecer un recorrido histórico del término de posmodernidad. Además, el autor intenta definir el contexto histórico que hizo posible el origen de dicho término.
El Efecto De La Variación Dialectal En El Procesamiento,
2016
University of Central Florida
El Efecto De La Variación Dialectal En El Procesamiento, Kirsten Schanze
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Lexical variation, or the existence of multiple lexemes that can be used to denote a particular concept, is a phenomenon characteristic of most of the world’s language systems. Often times the source of this variation is difficult to determine, with a variety of inter- and intra-linguistic factors at play. This thesis was conducted with three main goals: 1) to delineate lexical items typical to specific dialects of Spanish and generate country-specific word lists that focus on salient contrasts between the different varieties of the language; 2) to determine whether speakers of particular varieties of Spanish, namely Puerto Rican and Venezuelan …
Indigenista Heroes And Femmes Fatales: Myth-Making In Latin American Literature And Film,
2016
University of Kentucky
Indigenista Heroes And Femmes Fatales: Myth-Making In Latin American Literature And Film, Megan O'Neil
Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies
This dissertation explores myth-making in Latin America by focusing specifically upon four Amerindian and mestizo figures: Doña Bárbara, mestiza protagonist of Rómulo Gallegos’ 1929 novel; Anacaona and Hatuey, Taíno caciques who first appeared in Bartolomé de las Casas’ Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias (1552); and Andrés Chiliquinga, indigenous protagonist of Jorge Icaza’s Huasipungo (1934). The present analysis examines the evolution of these myths from their original appearance to literary and film versions throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries in the Caribbean and Andean regions. The project focuses upon the ways in which artists have interpreted these …
The Burden Of The Past: Spectral History In The Works Of Carlos Fuentes, 1962-80,
2016
University of Kentucky
The Burden Of The Past: Spectral History In The Works Of Carlos Fuentes, 1962-80, Lee Elizabeth Kirven
Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies
The works of Carlos Fuentes are well known for their thematics of History, how the past continues to influence the present despite mechanisms of historical omission, oblivion, or repression. This dissertation offers a spectral reading of a selection of Fuentes’ works—La muerte de Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Cambio de piel (1967), Terra nostra (1975), and Una familia lejana (1980)—that represents his vision of Mexican, Latin American, and Transatlantic history. A spectral reading refers to the hidden or indirect ways that the past continues to manifest in the present as specters, ghosts—unconscious and unwitting remembrances of repressed or unknown …
¿Pero Tú Qué Te Has Creído, Que La Guerra Es Una Broma? La Seriedad Del Humor En Diferentes Representaciones Culturales De La Guerra Civil Española,
2016
University of Kentucky
¿Pero Tú Qué Te Has Creído, Que La Guerra Es Una Broma? La Seriedad Del Humor En Diferentes Representaciones Culturales De La Guerra Civil Española, Maria Jesus Lopez Soriano
Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies
This dissertation analyzes selected pieces of work related to the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) produced during the twenty-first-century as cultural artifacts to be considered in their historical and socio-political context. Specifically, my dissertation focuses on the relationship between the way the conflict is depicted and the message it conveys. Parting from the premise that there has been an overproduction of lieu de mémoire that has transformed the Spanish war into a cultural trend, the civil war-esque, I study a number of humor works. Precisely, these humorous works deconstruct such trend by considering its most common characteristics: the use of metafiction …
Blancura Situacional E Imperio Español En Su Historia, Cine Y Literatura (S.Xix-Xx),
2016
University of Kentucky
Blancura Situacional E Imperio Español En Su Historia, Cine Y Literatura (S.Xix-Xx), Jose Maria Perez Sanchez
Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies
This dissertation studies identity formation and race informed by the discipline Whiteness Studies. As such this dissertation conceptualizes Spanish Whiteness historically and analyzes its representation in Spanish narrative in prose and film. This research responds to two questions: 1) How has Spanish culture historically instrumentalized Blackness thus contributing to the creation of the Western’s conceptualization of Whiteness? 2) What does Spanish representation of Empire say about its Whiteness? In an effort to answer these questions, this study is divided into two parts that correspond to the conceptualization and representation of what are termed ‘Situational Whiteness’ and ‘Imperial Spanish Orientalism.’ I …
El Silencio Pertenece Al Sonido,
2016
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona,
El Silencio Pertenece Al Sonido, Carlota Frisón Fernández
Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies
Este ensayo plantea que el silencio está presente en la imagen cinematográfica a través del sonido. Aquí se presenta un rastreo de cómo el sonido se ha maridado a la imagen cinematográfica y cómo se ha convertido en objeto de estudio de pleno derecho. Dilucidar la senda del sonido en cine contribuye a una primera aproximación de cómo el silencio se construye en imagen movimiento.
Reseñas,
2016
Connecticut College
Reseñas
Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies
No abstract provided.
Cuernos O Matrimonios De Conveniencia O Cuando La Tragedia Es Risible,
2016
University of San Francisco
Cuernos O Matrimonios De Conveniencia O Cuando La Tragedia Es Risible, Rakhel Villamil-Acera
Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies
En este artículo se analizan los posos trágicos presentes en el teatro cómico desde el estreno de La verbena de la Paloma en 1894 hasta el de Una noche de primavera sin sueño en 1927. Debido al éxito de los géneros cómicos durante una treintena histórica trágica llama la atención que fuera “lo cómico” y no “lo trágico” lo que arrastrara masivamente al público al teatro. Sin embargo, no faltan voces que destacan los posos de miseria y tragedia en sainetes, astracanes, esperpentos o tragedias grotescas. ¿Qué tiene de trágico el teatro cómico de estos años?
Migration And Crossing Borders In Zahra, Favorita De Al-Andalús,
2016
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Migration And Crossing Borders In Zahra, Favorita De Al-Andalús, Lynn C. Purkey
Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies
No abstract provided.
La Identidad Ecuatoriana A Través Del Humor De Miguel Antonio Chávez,
2016
Minnesota State University Mankato
La Identidad Ecuatoriana A Través Del Humor De Miguel Antonio Chávez, Luis Enrique Yanez
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
This thesis project provides a close reading of the literary work of Ecuadorian author Miguel Antonio Chávez. The analysis in this work discuses how the author use humor to criticize the discourses that have been produced in order to represent indigenous and Afro-descendants in the country, as well as the fragility of social and political institutions such as the church, the state, and the country's educational system in the pieces La puta madre patria, La kriptonita del Sinaí, and El electroshock nuestro de cada día. This thesis analyses humor as a narrative tool with its function to reproduce and criticize …
Short-Term Study Abroad: Perspectives On Speaking Gains And Language Contact,
2016
Marquette University
Short-Term Study Abroad: Perspectives On Speaking Gains And Language Contact, Todd A. Hernandez
Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications
Previous studies have shown that study abroad has a positive effect on second language (L2) learning outcomes for students who spend at least a semester abroad. It is unclear, however, whether a short-term experience also has a measurable impact on L2 development. The present study examines the relationship between speaking proficiency gains made by students during a short-term study abroad program and their target language use outside of class in the host environment. To determine the potential relationships between speaking gains and language use, a background information questionnaire, a two-part modified language contact profile (LCP), and a pre-program and post-program …
The Case For Using Duolingo As Part Of The Language Classroom Experience (Duolingo Como Parte Del Curriculum De Las Clases De Lengua Extranjera),
2016
Sacred Heart University
The Case For Using Duolingo As Part Of The Language Classroom Experience (Duolingo Como Parte Del Curriculum De Las Clases De Lengua Extranjera), Pilar Munday
Languages Faculty Publications
This article explores the idea of using an already existing language learning app, Duolingo, to complement traditional college level Spanish as second language courses. These types of apps use adaptive learning technologies, which are able to tailor the tasks to the level of each student. In the case of this study, Duolingo was used as part of the program of studies in two Spanish university courses, one a beginner’s Spanish course (level A1) and the other an advanced intermediate course (B2). The students used the app online, either in its mobile version or in their web browser. I will describe …
Revolution, Redemption, And Romance: Reading Constructions Of Filipino Spanish American Identities And Politics Of Knowledge In Rizal’S Noli Me Tangere And El Filibusterismo Alongside Filipino American Fiction,
2016
Hamline University
Revolution, Redemption, And Romance: Reading Constructions Of Filipino Spanish American Identities And Politics Of Knowledge In Rizal’S Noli Me Tangere And El Filibusterismo Alongside Filipino American Fiction, Steven Beardsley
Departmental Honors Projects
This project analyzes the literary works and the iconic role of Filipino nationalist José Rizal before, during, and after the Spanish American War of 1898. Rizal’s social activism and writing inspired a revolution against the Friarocracy in the Philippines. He also influenced Filipino American writers who reference Rizal’s construction of the Filipino woman in Christianity and Filipinos fighting against colonial oppression. Additionally, Filipino American writers illustrate how being Filipino in the US today is a transcultural experience rather than a simple binary of traditional Philippines and modern America. Recognizing Spain as an earlier colonizing force is critical in understanding the …
Opacidad, Disciplina, Latinoamericanismo,
2016
The Graduate Center, CUNY
Opacidad, Disciplina, Latinoamericanismo, Fernando Degiovanni
Publications and Research
Entender el impacto de los conflictos bélicos europeos de fines de la década de 1930 y comienzos de la de 1940 en la configuración del latinoamericanismo académico -particularmente en su rama literaria- es todavía una tarea pendiente para la crítica. El cierre del Centro de Estudios Históricos de Madrid a raíz del estallido de la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939), por un lado, y la consolidación de Hitler en el poder, por otro, crearan una de las coyunturas más consecuentes para la historia la disciplina a lo largo del siglo xx. Ambas circunstancias son inseparables del rol que Estados Unidos desempeñó …
"A Bastard Jargon”: Language Politics And Identity In The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao,
2016
Linfield College
"A Bastard Jargon”: Language Politics And Identity In The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, Rachel Norman
Faculty Publications
This essay explores Junot Díaz's only full-length novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, through the theoretical lens of sociolinguistics and examines the ways in which Díaz has attempted to overcome the publishing industry's complicity in maintaining the nation's ethnocentric expectations in regards to English as the only acceptable language of publication. By introducing the work of several sociolinguists into the discussion, examining the use of African American Vernacular and “nerdish” alongside the Spanish, and reviewing Díaz’s relationship with his editors, I provide a more nuanced reading of the ubiquitous code-switching throughout Oscar Wao and suggest that beyond …
Un Texto Erróneamente Atribuído A Jorge Luis Borges: "La Sórdida Casa De Los Millones",
2016
Purdue University
Un Texto Erróneamente Atribuído A Jorge Luis Borges: "La Sórdida Casa De Los Millones", Ariel De La Fuente
Department of History Working Papers
No abstract provided.
Review Of Latin American Cinema, By Stephen M. Hart,
2016
University of the Pacific
Review Of Latin American Cinema, By Stephen M. Hart, Traci Roberts-Camps
College of the Pacific Faculty Articles
No abstract provided.
Comida, Colonialidad, Literatura E Identidad Nacional,
2016
Bowling Green State University
Comida, Colonialidad, Literatura E Identidad Nacional, Christine Milgie
La BloGoteca de Babel
No abstract provided.
Nota Editorial,
2016
Bowling Green State University
