Latin Americanisms

doi:10.1017/9781108976367.008

Chapter 7 - Latin Americanisms

from Part II - Networks

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2023

Fernando Degiovanni

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Fernando Degiovanni and

Javier Uriarte

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Fernando Degiovanni: Affiliation:
City University of New York
Javier Uriarte: Affiliation:
Stony Brook University, State University of New York

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Summary

Latin Americanism was a topic of intense intellectual scrutiny and political and social activism at the turn of the twentieth century. The rise of the United States as a global power triggered a wide range of debates on the idea present and future of Latin America as an integrated historical and cultural entity. By exploring the work of José Martí and José E. Rodó, who imagined Latin Americanism within the limits of the pedagogical sphere, as well as contributions of Manuel Ugarte and the leaders of the Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana (APRA), who attempted to transform it into a militant movement connected to politics on the streets, this chapter shows both the possibilities and limitations of a university-based reformist project in constant search of expanding its social bases and institutional support. Issues of gender bias, language dominance, and ethnic hierarchies are at the center of this discussion about the challenges that Latin Americanism has faced over time.

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Latin Americanism university reformism political activism social activism José Martí José E. Rodó Manuel Ugarte Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana

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Information: Latin American Literature in Transition 1870–1930 , pp. 105 - 120

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108976367.008 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2022

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