Purifying the Cinema in Costa Rica, 1936-1937: Global Crusade, Moral Censorship and Catholic Mobilization

 

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Autor: Fernández Morera, Esteban
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2019
Descripción:The research studies the catholic censorship of the film exhibitions in Costa Rica during the period from 1934 to 1936. An analysis of catholic press shows the development of a catholic campaign against the "bad cinema", where it is postulated that its causes were the product of global influences alongside local historical concerns. The results of the investigation showed, first, the influence of the mobilizations from the United States and the Vatican is the catholic campaign against “inmoral cinema” in Costa Rica. Secondly, how the replication of the international catholic campaign against cinema was made posible by local moralist who historically criticized the new public entertainment. Third, the various strategies of the Costa Rican campaign to censor the "inmoral" contents of the films. Finally, a balance about the achievements and failures of the moral campaign, allowing a reflection about the cultural scope of cinema in the Costa Rican society of the period.                                                         
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/39383
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/intercambio/article/view/39383
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Catholic religion
social control
Cinema
cultural interaction
history
Religión católica
control social
cinematógrafo
influencia cultural
historia
Religião católica
controlo social
cinema
interação cultural
história