BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRAL

This article reflects on Gabriela Mistral's interpretations of the colonial period in her written prose. The hypothesis presented is that these historical re-interpretations were a crucial part in the reformulation of the discourse concerning American identity that took place in the early decad...

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Autor principal: Schroder,Daniela
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Publicado: Universidad de Talca. Instituto de Estudios Humanísticos 2016
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-237620160002000142016-12-27BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRALSchroder,Daniela Gabriela Mistral colonial period americanismo Indigenism mestizaje This article reflects on Gabriela Mistral's interpretations of the colonial period in her written prose. The hypothesis presented is that these historical re-interpretations were a crucial part in the reformulation of the discourse concerning American identity that took place in the early decades of the twentieth century, and in which Mistral was a key figure. The first two sections analyze the images she constructs of the colonial period and independence, contrasting them with the conventions established by nineteenth century historiography. The last section discusses Mistral's position in the cultural field of the time, highlighting the tensions found in her own work between americanismo, Indigenism and discussions concerning mestizaje (miscegenation).info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Talca. Instituto de Estudios HumanísticosUniversum (Talca) v.31 n.2 20162016-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-23762016000200014en10.4067/S0718-23762016000200014
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topic Gabriela Mistral
colonial period
americanismo
Indigenism
mestizaje
spellingShingle Gabriela Mistral
colonial period
americanismo
Indigenism
mestizaje
Schroder,Daniela
BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRAL
description This article reflects on Gabriela Mistral's interpretations of the colonial period in her written prose. The hypothesis presented is that these historical re-interpretations were a crucial part in the reformulation of the discourse concerning American identity that took place in the early decades of the twentieth century, and in which Mistral was a key figure. The first two sections analyze the images she constructs of the colonial period and independence, contrasting them with the conventions established by nineteenth century historiography. The last section discusses Mistral's position in the cultural field of the time, highlighting the tensions found in her own work between americanismo, Indigenism and discussions concerning mestizaje (miscegenation).
author Schroder,Daniela
author_facet Schroder,Daniela
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title BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRAL
title_short BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRAL
title_full BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRAL
title_fullStr BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRAL
title_full_unstemmed BETWEEN INDIGENISM AND MESTIZAJE (MISCEGENATION): INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE COLONIAL IN THE PROSE OF GABRIELA MISTRAL
title_sort between indigenism and mestizaje (miscegenation): interpretations about the colonial in the prose of gabriela mistral
publisher Universidad de Talca. Instituto de Estudios Humanísticos
publishDate 2016
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