Representations of Obesity in Short Stories by Franz Galich and Carlos Velázquez
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, sociologic...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Recursos: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13429 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/letras/article/view/13429 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Hispanic American short story obesity corporal discrimination sexuality cuento hispanoamericano obesidad discriminación corporal sexualidad |
| Resumo: | 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. |
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