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"Si Tú No Fueras Tan Poco, Yo No Sería Tanto": El Catolicismo Español, El Fanatismo Religioso Y El Atraso Intelectual, Karl Douglas Groneman

Master's Theses

The question of Spain's stagnation with respect to other European countries has intrigued academics for centuries. In this thesis, I will be focusing on the intellectual stagnation of Spain. Some blame said stagnation on the monarchy, on economic policies, or on a lack of standardized education. Despite all of these are contributing factors, one area that is worth investigating further is intellectual stagnation due to religious fanaticism.This thesis examines 9 texts from the late 1800s until the early 1900s (1870-1930). Many themes are present in this study: censorship, ideological exaggeration, clerical corruption, Church authority, the family, and spiritual consolation. I …

Desde La Caballería A La Cristiandad: La Transformación Espiritual De Don Quijote, Amanda Kathleen Verduin

Master's Theses

Este presente trabajo es un análisis literario, histórico y teológico del protagonista de la obra famosa de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha. Esta tesina presenta el argumento que Alonso Quijano experimenta una transformación espiritual significativa, desde el momento en que pierde el juicio y se reinventa en el caballero andante, don Quijote, hasta el momento en que muere en su lecho, alabando a Dios por su misericordia. Específicamente, asevero que esta transformación parece a la transformación que Jesucristo describió como el vínculo que se establece entre Dios y la persona que vuelve …

Tejidos Urbanos: Representaciones Literarias Y Visuales De La Memoria En La Ciudad Imaginada, Marina Marisela Alvarez

Master's Theses

The urban imaginary is that which bases itself in a real physical and concrete space,

but is a construction created through the lense of a city's inhabitants. This thesis follows

narratives that have reconfigured the cities of México City, San Juan and Caracas from the

novels Hotel DF (2010), Simone (2011) and the film Pelo Malo (2013) respectively. These

contemporary Latin American & Caribbean narratives provide insight into sentiments

about one's country. Néstor García Canclini and Henri Lefebvre have argued the city is a

whole, and therefore it is analyzed as a microcosm and epicenter of its nation. With

emphasis …

Meeting Student Needs: Integrating Spanish Heritage Language Learners Into The Second Language Classroom, Clara Burgo

Modern Languages and Literatures: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Despite the increase of Spanish heritage language (HL) courses in response to the linguistic needs of HL learners, these courses often combine this student population with advanced second language (L2) learners. This common scenario presents a challenge to many instructors who lack the training to negotiate intercultural and linguistic issues in the classroom so that all students can benefit. This essay presents key intercultural concerns (e.g., embarrassment and intimidation) and suggests strategies for instructors. Twenty-first-century students will work in collaborative contexts, so they must learn how to benefit from their classmates’ strengths and work on their weaknesses through peer interaction …

La Escritura Subversiva De Reinaldo Arenas Por Medio De La Conformación De La Masculinidad Trágica, La Masculinidad Disidente Y La Masculinidad Homosexual, Pablo J. Vega

Master's Theses

Hace poco más de dos años me matriculé en tres cursos con el único fin de escapar del departamento de filosofía, sin ni tan siquiera imaginar que aquella decisión iba a cambiarme por completo. En ese semestre tuve la oportunidad de tomar un curso sobre la novela de la revolución y la dictadura en Latinoamérica y entre los textos que leímos estuvo incluida la autobiografía de Arenas, Antes que anochezca. En dicho texto hubo dos cosas que me llamaron la atención y de las cuales he seguido investigando y pensando a lo largo de la carrera. En primer lugar, me …

Spanish Women Remembered In Elena Quiroga's Tristura, Escribo Tu Nombre And A Enferma, Ellen Patricia Brugliera

Master's Theses

The Silenced Women in Spain

Through three novels written by Spanish author, Elena Quiroga (1921-1995), this thesis intends to develop a better comprehension of women's role and identity during the Second Republic in Spain (December, 1931-1936), and under Franco's almost 40 year reign between 1936 and 1975.

Although the Republic sought to initiate change for women via constitutional and legislative reforms, the forms of mobilization occurred under male tutelage, and the Republic's lack of strategy combined with organizational fragmentation led, in some ways, to the immobilization of women. Because the society was in flux, these attempts at reform were also …

Testimony, Remhi And Senselessness In Guatemalan Memory, Melissa Jean Boroughs

Master's Theses

This thesis argues that the fragmented form of the Guatemalan collective memory concerning the genocide can be more clearly understood by analyzing and comparing testimonial literature, documentaries, the Truth Commission report, a novel, and works of performance art. All of these works are considered to be artifacts of memory of the Guatemalan genocide, each one offering a different perspective on the past and present of Guatemala.

Naturalism, Murder, And Identity In Three Short Stories Of Ramon Ferreira, Haley Lee Osborn

Master's Theses

En sus varios cuentos premiados el autor cubano Ramón Ferreira le enseña a su lector el lado más oscuro y violento de la sociedad cubana de manera crudamente verosímil. Durante la época en que escribió, entre 1950 y 1960, mientras que el país sufría turbulencia política y social, Ferreira creaba historias sensacionalistas que mostraban escenas de asesinatos, ladrones, prejuicios, obsesiones, vicios, y cuestiones relacionadas con la falta de justicia en Cuba. Desde Cuba, Ferreira se inspiró en la evolución y el gran viaje del naturalismo que comenzó en Francia con Zola, pasando por España con Pardo Bazán, Sudamérica con varios …

Literary And Visual Representations Of Traumatic Memory Of The Pinochet Dictatorship In Chile, Alison Tange

Master's Theses

This thesis presents an analysis of six narratives that contribute to the collective memory of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. In this study, I attempt to pinpoint the commonalities, motivations, and differences in three literary texts - Un día de octubre en Santiago (Carmen Castillo, 1982), Mi verdad (Marcia Alejandra Merino, 1992), La vida doble (Arturo Fontaine, 2010), and three documentary films - La Flaca Alejandra (Carmen Castillo, 1993), Chile, la memoria obstinada (Patricio Guzmán, 1997), and Mi vida con Carlos (Germán Berger, 2008). These literary and visual narratives are deliberate efforts to shape the memories of the dictatorial past …

Grotesco Zoomoãårfico En El Otonãéo Del Patriarca, Crônica De Una Muerte Anunciada Y Del Amor Y Otros Demonios De Gabriel Garciã A Maãårquez, Jaime Peãårez

Master's Theses

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El Cristiano Viejo En La Estructura Social De La Espana Del Siglo Do Oro, Orencio. Aguilera

Master's Theses

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La Influencia Existencialista En Algunos Autores Espanoles Del Siglo Xx, Dulce Maria Perea

Master's Theses

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Cesar Vallejo: Investigacion Sobre Sus Temas Y Su Tecnica Poetica, Consuelo. Samaryk

Master's Theses

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Resumen De Caracteristicas De Romulo Gallegos, Hilda Del Blanco

Master's Theses

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Analisis Literario De El Gesticulador De Rodolfo Usigli, Luz Maria Alvarez

Master's Theses

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Romanticismo Y Realismo En Tamayo Y Baus, Ofelia. Garcia

Master's Theses

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Gabriela Mistral: Estudio Psicologico-Literario De "Locas Mujeres", Julia. Guerrero

Master's Theses

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Juana La Loca En La Historia Y En El Teatro De Tamayo Y Baus, Remember Maceo Gomez

Master's Theses

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Temas En "Locas Mujeres" De Gabriela Mistral, Sylvia. Hjorth

Master's Theses

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El Elemento Tragico En Buero Vallejo, Jesus Manuel Ortiz

Master's Theses

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Estilo Perifrastico De Las Alusiones Mitologicas En El "Polifemo" Y Las "Soledades" De Gongora, Heliodora Mercedes Riveron

Master's Theses

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Personajes Masculinos De Los Poemas Del Cante Jondo De Federico Garcia Lorca, Sofia G. Wray

Master's Theses

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La Voragine, Como Novela Romantica, Felix Cisneros

Master's Theses

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Vida Y Teatro De La Avellaneda, Violeta Martinez

Master's Theses

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El Hombre En La Obra De Federico Garcia Lorca, Dulce Maria Morales

Master's Theses

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Dios En Juan Ramon Jimenez, Luis Iscla Rovira

Master's Theses

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Contenido Y Forma Del Misticismo Teresiano, Carmen Mendez Valdes

Master's Theses

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La Novela Historica En Galdos Y Baroja, Jose M. Fernandez

Master's Theses

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Reflejos Gongorinos On El Romancero Gitano De Federico Garcia Lorca, Juan Antonio Paez

Master's Theses

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Estudio Estilistico De Camino De Perfeccion, Jose Manual Blanco

Master's Theses

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