Performing the Other: Indigenous Identity and Regional Resistance in Sonoran Literature of the 1980's
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2010-12-30
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During the decade of the 1980’s there occurs a preoccupation, presence and notable change in the representation of the indígena in the cultural production of the State of Sonora. This articulation of a modified ethnic discourse is a product of the economic and social changes that impacted the region during this period. Through a detailed examination of three Sonoran writers we observe how this ethnic discourse leads to a reformulation the traditional images of the indígena and reflects the negotiation between local and national interests to determine the meaning of the region, its identity and its place within the nation.
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Yaqui, Mexico, Sonora, Indigenous, Leo Sandoval, Rodrigo Tena Figueroa, Gerardo Cornejo Murrieta