Representations of Obesity in Short Stories by Franz Galich and Carlos Velázquez

 

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Author: González Hernández, Carlos Andrés
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2020
Description:A description and an analysis are provided of how obese bodies are perceived at a social level in contemporary literature in two Latin American countries. Different discursive views of obesity that the characters display in the textual plots are examined. For this interpretative approach, sociological and narratological concepts are applied.
Country:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13429
Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/letras/article/view/13429
Keyword:Hispanic American short story
obesity corporal discrimination
sexuality
cuento hispanoamericano
obesidad
discriminación corporal
sexualidad