Literature as an instrument of resistance and challenge to Central American power structures analyzed in the writings of Gerardo Maloney and Quince Duncan
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2022 |
| Descripción: | Our analysis of the works of Gerardo Maloney (1945) and Quince Duncan (1940) will show that they constitute the best instrument of resistance and defiance of the Central American power structures. In the first instance we will establish that that these power structures were put in place at the end of the eighteenth century by European ideologues who invented the “Aryan Model” . This is a theory that is based totally on “alternative facts” . It is the very foundation of Western civilization, the basis of White supremacy. The most perverse falsehood emanating from this system of alternative facts of the Aryan Model is the assertion that Africans were the last to develop literature. The Colombian writer of African descent, Manuel Zapata Olivella (1930-2005), took the first step to create a literary expression that authentically represented the immense cultural wealth of Spanish-speaking African descendants. Duncan by delving deeply into the religion and philosophy of Costa Ricans of African descent took the second step. Maloney’s art goes directly to the heart of the matter, celebrating the steps taken by those heroic activists dedicated to the resist and defy the power structures, and thereby achieve our liberation from mental slavery. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/16650 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/tdna/article/view/16650 |
| Palabra clave: | Mental Slavery alternative facts African diaspore Latin american studies African cultural heritage Esclavitud mental hechos alternativos Diáspora africana herencia cultural africana Estudios Latinoamericanos Americanos, escravatura herança cultural africana Diáspora Africana Estudos Latino-Americanos |