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Contested identities in Costa Rica : constructions of the tico in literature and film / Liz Harvey-Kattou.
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Harvey-Kattou, Liz
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English
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Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2019.
Description
x, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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PQ7480.5 .H37 2019
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Costa Rican literature
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History and criticism
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National characteristics in literature
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National characteristics, Costa Rican
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Motion pictures
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Costa Rica
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History
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21st century
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National characteristics in motion pictures
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Costa Ricans
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Series
Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone cultures ; 20.
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Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone cultures ; 20
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index.
Contents
The Tico p. 2
Internal 'Others' p. 4
Normative Identity: Constructions and Challenges p. 6
1 The Creation of Tiquicidad and Theories of National Identity p. 11
The Creation of Tiquicidad p. 11
What Defines Us? Theories of National Identity p. 19
The Tico 'Other' as a Postcolonial Power Formation p. 23
Costa Rica's Internal 'Others' p. 29
Defining the Costa Rican Internal Other': Subalternity, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality p. 39
2 Coded Messages: Costa Rican Protest Literature, 1970-1985 p. 53
Allegories of Identity in Los cuatro espejos by Quince Duncan p. 56
The Use of Subtext for Feminist Critique in the Short Stories of Carmen Naranjo p. 76
Encoding the Gay Experience in Costa Rica: The Fiction of Alfonso Chase p. 95
3 Reflecting the Nation: Costa Rican Cinema in the Twenty-First Century p. 113
The History and Infrastructure of Costa Rican Cinema p. 114
Situating Costa Rican Cinema p. 117
Intersections at the Tico Centre: Esteban Ramírez's Gestación (2009) p. 118
Trans Spaces in San José: Jurgen Ureña's Abrázame como antes (2016) p. 133
Undercutting Norms at the Periphery: Paz Fábrega's Agua fría de mar (2009) p. 148
Constructing the Margins: Representing Limón in Patricia Velásquez's Dos aguas (2014) p. 164
Who or What Counts as Tico? p. 182
Challenges to the Norm p. 185.
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ISBN
1789620058 ((hardback))
9781789620054 ((hardback))
LCCN
2019297964
OCLC
1061090643
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