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Teaching Cuba In Georgia Today, Eric Kartchner 2025 Georgia Southern University

Teaching Cuba In Georgia Today, Eric Kartchner

The Coastal Review

This essay details a college professor's approach to teaching a course on Cuban history and culture. The professor's pedagogical choices were influenced by Ada Ferrer's book, Cuba: An American History, and José Antonio Bowen's work on fostering independent thinking. The syllabus covered pre-Columbian Cuba, Spanish rule, the wars of independence, the Castro era, and significant cultural aspects like music and religion. The course emphasized multiple perspectives and encouraged student-led research, challenging preconceived notions about Cuba's complex relationship with the United States. The professor aimed to promote critical thinking and understanding through student-driven inquiry.


A Story Of Oppression A Psychological And Creative Approach, Juan R. Morillo 2025 University of Central Florida

A Story Of Oppression A Psychological And Creative Approach, Juan R. Morillo

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The aim of this project is to survey the manner in which oppression is expressed in selected works of literature. It is a topic that not only am I familiar with through my studies of literature and psychology, but one that I, as well as every Venezuelan expatriate has witnessed and felt for their country. The project focuses on social and political oppression, using the current Venezuelan crisis as a focal point, and selected literary sources as a framework. I will analyze dystopian classics such as George Orwell's 1984 and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, as well as Margaret Atwood’s The …


Testigos, Pero No Protagonistas: Bioficciones, Postmemoria Y Trauma Transgeneracional En Las Narrativas De Nona Fernández Y Rita Indiana, Fiordaliza Ippolito 2025 University at Albany, State University of New York

Testigos, Pero No Protagonistas: Bioficciones, Postmemoria Y Trauma Transgeneracional En Las Narrativas De Nona Fernández Y Rita Indiana, Fiordaliza Ippolito

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

This dissertation examines how the concepts of biopolitics and postmemory are addressed in the narratives of Chilean author Nona Fernández (1971—) and Dominican author Rita Indiana (1977—) when portraying the dynamics of control and power in the totalitarian regimes of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990) and Joaquín Balaguer Twelve Years (1966-1978). Methodologically, the study explores biopolitics, which regulates the lives and bodies of citizens, and necropolitics, which dictates who can live and who must die, to understand state repression in both narrative contexts. Through the concept of postmemory, the research observes how the trauma of dictatorships is transmitted generationally and manifests …


Poética Transatlántica Vanguardista De Winétt De Rokha, Magda Portal, Norah Lange Y Ernestina De Champourcín, Mirna L. Alvarez 2025 University at Albany, State University of New York

Poética Transatlántica Vanguardista De Winétt De Rokha, Magda Portal, Norah Lange Y Ernestina De Champourcín, Mirna L. Alvarez

Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present)

En el auge de la vanguardia histórica, desde Europa hasta Hispanoamérica, intelectuales de ambos lados del atlántico coincidieron en renovar los géneros literarios. El objetivo de la vanguardia consistía en promover diferentes formas de expresión escrita para manifestar su inconformidad sobre los acontecimientos sociales, estos provocaron cambios a la estética del momento. Es decir que se buscaba deconstruir a través de diferentes Ismos como el futurismo, el ultraísmo, el creacionismo, el estridentismo entre otros para innovar la escritura dentro de la literatura del siglo XX. Las estrategias del vanguardismo consistían en las múltiples imágenes insólitas fragmentadas, lo arbitrario de la …


Lo Que No Borró El Desierto (2020) De Diana López Zuleta Y Cómo Maté A Mi Padre (2020) De Sara Jaramillo Klinkert: Crónica Y Memoir, Las Voces De Las Hijas En El Duelo, Bertha Galvan 2024 Texas A&M International University

Lo Que No Borró El Desierto (2020) De Diana López Zuleta Y Cómo Maté A Mi Padre (2020) De Sara Jaramillo Klinkert: Crónica Y Memoir, Las Voces De Las Hijas En El Duelo, Bertha Galvan

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis analyzes the works of two Colombian authors, Diana López Zuleta and Sara Jaramillo Klinkert, who, as indirect victims of their father's murder, address impunity and its psychological effects through two genres: the chronicle and memoir. López Zuleta describes the process of mourning through the search for justice, while Jaramillo Klinkert explores mourning and the symbolic process of "killing the father" in a context of impunity. Both authors use their work to address the violence in Colombia, the memory, and the search for the truth, emphasizing the importance of literature as an aesthetic expression and a therapeutic and ethical …


Noches Lúgubres De Cadalso: De Lúgubre A Salubre, José Sarzi Amade 2024 University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Noches Lúgubres De Cadalso: De Lúgubre A Salubre, José Sarzi Amade

Vernacular: New Connections in Language, Literature, & Culture

Noches lúgubres (1789), de José Cadalso, es, a primera vista, un modelo inaugural del Romanticismo español por los arquetipos del género que presenta. Lo atestiguan en el texto el despecho amoroso, el acceso de sensibilidad, el culto a la muerte y la locura del protagonista, Tediato, en su demencial empeño por desenterrar el cadáver putrefacto de quien perdió. Sin embargo, aunque todos los ingredientes de lo lúgubre están aquí presentes, la obra posee también una dimensión más sutil. El personaje de Tediato evoluciona desde la más profunda desesperación hasta la madurez y la aceptación del sufrimiento como algo universal. Esta …


El Movimiento Romántico En España: El Costumbrismo, Lo Gótico Y Su Recepción, Charlotte Parker 2024 Georgia College & State University

El Movimiento Romántico En España: El Costumbrismo, Lo Gótico Y Su Recepción, Charlotte Parker

World Languages and Cultures Senior Capstones

This essay explores the history and development of the Romantic movement within Spain. Considering the historical context of the 18th century, topics such as the influences of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, the authors Mariano José de Larra and José Zorrilla and the literary works produced in this era are investigated. The presentation reveals unique aspects of romanticism within Spain. Additionally, it investigates how these themes were reflected in popular culture values. Finally, it examines the perception of a Spanish national identity, as well as the relationship between Spain and the rest of Europe.


"And Then There Were None:" The Silencing And Censorship Of Translated Works Under Francisco Franco, Avery Austin 2024 Chapman University

"And Then There Were None:" The Silencing And Censorship Of Translated Works Under Francisco Franco, Avery Austin

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

We tend to live under the assumption that translations will always attempt to be faithful to their original texts, blindly believing in the infallibility of the translator. However, in doing so, we ignore how translation can be used to take advantage of the reader – how can one know that a change has occurred in a translated work if they have no knowledge of the text’s original language? This paper studies the power dynamics of translation, and how it can be used as a tool to aid censorship. By focusing on translated literary works under the Franco regime, this work …


Artistic Resistance Under Dictatorships In Spain And Argentina Through The Lens Of Communication Theory, Adrian Self 2024 Chapman University

Artistic Resistance Under Dictatorships In Spain And Argentina Through The Lens Of Communication Theory, Adrian Self

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Under dictatorships in Spain and Argentina, artists used their mediums to criticize the actions of the Catholic church and oppressive conditions enforced by the government, using allegories, metaphors, and symbolism in their art. While many artists tried to create works that fell within authoritarian guidelines, others intentionally created cinema and literature criticizing the Argentine and Spanish governments, values, and practices, knowing the works would be banned. This investigation uses examples of cinema and literature created and published deliberately to be prohibited or censored under the regimen of Francisco Franco from 1939-1975 in Spain or the last civil-military dictatorship from 1976-1983 …


The Second Rebellion Of Satan: The Beautiful Raw Power Of The She-Other. An Interview With Violet Castro (Mario Morera, Pp. 16-19), Mario Morera 2024 Stephen F Austin State University

The Second Rebellion Of Satan: The Beautiful Raw Power Of The She-Other. An Interview With Violet Castro (Mario Morera, Pp. 16-19), Mario Morera

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

The idea of this interview was, in fact, born from the participation of Violet Castro in the anthology Inferno (The Infernal Clock, 2020.) Such text presents a series of short stories representing each of the nine circles of hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Her short story At the bottom of my lake of blood, inspired by circle number six, suggests to accompany its reading with the 1990’s song Seasons in the abyss, by the californian trash metal band Slayer. A particular daring trait in this short story is the fact that Satan is portrayed as woman. This interview took place …


Prólogo - Para Un Hispanismo Sin Fronteras (Los Editores, Pp. 6-9), Jorge A. Hernández Jr., Alessio Piras 2024 University of New Mexico

Prólogo - Para Un Hispanismo Sin Fronteras (Los Editores, Pp. 6-9), Jorge A. Hernández Jr., Alessio Piras

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

No abstract provided.


An Interview With Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, An Unrepentant Border Crosser (Jorge A. Hernández Jr. Y Alonso Arana, Pp. 11-15), Jorge A. Hernández Jr., Alonso Arana 2024 University of New Mexico

An Interview With Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, An Unrepentant Border Crosser (Jorge A. Hernández Jr. Y Alonso Arana, Pp. 11-15), Jorge A. Hernández Jr., Alonso Arana

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

Having a conversation with Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, professor and Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico, is like sitting down at your family table and sharing a deep conversation about the best tacos in town, experiences about crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, traveling across the globe, and everything in between. This interview was born out of our long-time relationship as students of his and out of personal and shared connections, reflections, and conversations regarding the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, la frontera, and northern Mexico. In this interview, he talks about his upbringing, influences within his creative and …


“So, Like… Tú Sabes”: An Approach To Bilingual Discourse Markers In Puerto Rican Spanish Oral Interaction (Piero Visconte, Pp. 21-45), Piero Visconte 2024 The University of Texas, Austin

“So, Like… Tú Sabes”: An Approach To Bilingual Discourse Markers In Puerto Rican Spanish Oral Interaction (Piero Visconte, Pp. 21-45), Piero Visconte

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

This paper examines discourse markers (DMs) (i.e., pues, entonces, you know, so, I mean, etc.) and their linguistic variations in contexts of English-Spanish interaction in Puerto Rico. This linguistic category represents an aspect of discourse analysis that has captivated great interest in recent years, since its “main function is to connect utterances to each other and to the larger context” (Crible and Blackwell 2020: 24). As shown in several sociolinguistic research articles conducted in the Puerto Rican diaspora of New York City in the last twenty years (Torres 1997, 2002; Lipski 2005), the profound and protracted contact between Spanish and …


La Alternancia De Códigos En El Habla De Los Beisbolistas Hispano- Hablantes: Un Análisis Lingüístico (Sarah Walker, Pp. 68-81), Sarah Walker 2024 New Mexico State University

La Alternancia De Códigos En El Habla De Los Beisbolistas Hispano- Hablantes: Un Análisis Lingüístico (Sarah Walker, Pp. 68-81), Sarah Walker

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

El fenómeno de la alternancia de códigos resulta del contacto entre lenguas y, de esta manera, se puede afectar a millones de personas y llevar una variedad casi infinita. Según Myers-Scotton (2017), la alternancia de códigos es la producción de discursos que contienen morfemas de múltiples variedades o lenguas. Puede tomar la forma interoracional o intraoracional, y sigue su propio conjunto de reglas (Myers-Scotton, 2017). El presente trabajo intenta explorar y describir el fenómeno de la alternancia de códigos en relación con el deporte del béisbol desde una perspectiva semántica, sintáctica y sociolingüística. Dado que la literatura ya incluye información …


Número Completo, 2024 University of New Mexico

Número Completo

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

No abstract provided.


Diáspora, Diversidad Y Política Lingüística: El Spanglish Como Ícono De La Vibrante Identidad Puertorriqueña (Piero Visconte Y Mariana Escalona, Pp. 46-67), Piero Visconte, Mariana Escalona 2024 The University of Texas, Austin

Diáspora, Diversidad Y Política Lingüística: El Spanglish Como Ícono De La Vibrante Identidad Puertorriqueña (Piero Visconte Y Mariana Escalona, Pp. 46-67), Piero Visconte, Mariana Escalona

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

“I think in spanish, i write in english” [sic] es un extracto de “graduation speech”, escrito por Tato Laviera en su colección de poemas “La carreta made a U-turn” (Laviera 1979), el cual refleja la vibrante identidad de la diáspora puertorriqueña en los Estados Unidos, capaz de mantener conectados dos lugares con herencias muy diferentes. Este estudio analiza la situación de Puerto Rico, colonia española por más de 400 años y, a partir de 1898, convertida en posesión de los Estados Unidos a raíz de la Guerra Hispanoamericana. Con su invasión, los Estados Unidos prometieron “libertad, prosperidad y ventajas” a …


Cuentos (Pp. 82-89), Carmen Julia Holguín Chaparro, Fredy Mendieta, Carmella Scorcia Pacheco 2024 University of New Mexico

Cuentos (Pp. 82-89), Carmen Julia Holguín Chaparro, Fredy Mendieta, Carmella Scorcia Pacheco

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

No abstract provided.


Poemas (Pp. 90-104), Ángela Escobar Clarimonda, Julián Jiménez Arellano, Juan Carlos Ureña 2024 Stephen F. Austin State University

Poemas (Pp. 90-104), Ángela Escobar Clarimonda, Julián Jiménez Arellano, Juan Carlos Ureña

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

No abstract provided.


Reseñas (Pp. 105 -116), Alessio Piras, Laura Cruz, Laura Torre, Natalie Rovello 2024 University of New Mexico

Reseñas (Pp. 105 -116), Alessio Piras, Laura Cruz, Laura Torre, Natalie Rovello

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

No abstract provided.


Créditos (Pp. 117-121), 2024 University of New Mexico

Créditos (Pp. 117-121)

Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística

No abstract provided.


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