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Literature and National Formation in 19th-Century Latin America
"There is more to the formation of a nation than the political reforms needed for the construction of a national state. To create a sense of national belonging, a collective consciousness among citizens is as crucial..." – By Andrea Castro and Kari Soriano Salkjelsvik
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Diamela Eltit
"Diamela Eltit’s poetics across her literary production shows transgressive forms of intelligibility that evoke a crumbling social order ruled by the powerful few. Her novels present a gendered perspective that creates..." – By Bernardita Llanos
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