Contested Identities in Costa Rica - Constructions of the Tico in Literature and Film

Informationen zum Autor Liz Harvey-Kattou is a Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at University of Westminster Klappentext Contested Identities in Costa Rica explores the concept of national identity within the paradigm of the dominant image of the traditional and idealised tico. Considering literature from the 1970s and cinema from the twenty-first century, it analyses how this identity has been challenged through the soft power of creative protest. Zusammenfassung Cinema from the twenty-first century is then analysed to demonstrate the nuanced position chosen by national directors Esteban Ramirez, Paz Fabrega, Jurgen Urena, and Patricia Velasquez to challenge the dominant nation-image as they reinscribe youth culture, a female consciousness, trans identity, and Afro-Costa Rica onto the fabric of the nation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Liz Harvey-Kattou
• Editore: Liverpool University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781789620054
• ISBN: 978-1-78962-005-4
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures; Contemporary Hispanic and Luso; Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese