Conferencias del mes: año 2013

Fundaciones: canon, historia y cultura nacional constituye la segunda edición revisada del ya clásico La historiografía literaria del liberalismo hispanoamericano del siglo XIX. Este libro constituye uno de los trabajos pioneros de la crítica socio-cultural latinoamericana abocados a examinar las narrativas que forman las culturas nacionales de la modernidad de América Latina.Examina no sólo el modo cómo se formó el canon literario, sino la razón política del surgimiento de esta práctica discursiva para fundamentar la naturaleza nacional de los nacientes estados.Apunta a la...

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was created during 1940s. It's a key indicator of economic policy, and it's considered as rule to measure the significance of a country's economy, and it's a common base for other important indicators, such as fiscal deficit and the human development index (HDI). Diane Coyle reminds us that this instrument is not supposed to turn into a fetish; on the contrary, since it possesses a history that explains its consolidation, along with a structure and strategies that show the conception of economy from those who postulate it. Nonetheless, the GDP is currently one ...

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Desierta al ser descubierta por los portugueses en 1471, la isla de Annobón no fue poblada hasta mediados del siglo XVI. A pesar de la colonización portuguesa y mucho más tarde española, la voluntad decidida de sus habitantes provocó su liberación del yugo portugués y del comercio de esclavos desde inicios del siglo XVIII. Esta recopilación de tradiciones, cultos y creencias obtenida de los ancianos es un testimonio excepcional que permite conocer el estado de la sociedad annobonesa en el siglo XX.