Branding the Native: The Indigenous Condition in Contemporary Peruvian Literature

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dc.contributor.authorWatson, Kayla Jeanen
dc.contributor.committeechairVenkatesh, Vinodhen
dc.contributor.committeememberAustin, Elisabeth L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCana Jimenez, Maria D.en
dc.contributor.departmentForeign Languages, Cultures, and Literaturesen
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-07T08:00:36Zen
dc.date.available2013-05-07T08:00:36Zen
dc.date.issued2013-05-06en
dc.description.abstractLatin American literature can be characterized by its narrative styles and literary techniques to expose political instability, subversive movements and human rights violations. In South America, specifically in Peru, contemporary narrative and film depicts the guerra interna between the subversive movement, Sendero Luminoso, and the Peruvian government and its impact on the developing country. This study focuses on three texts --Mario Vargas Llosa\'s Lituma en los Andes (1993), Iván Thays\' Un lugar llamado Oreja de Perro (2008), and Santiago Roncagliolo\'s Abril rojo (2006)-- and two contemporary films --Claudia Llosa\'s Madeinusa (2006) and La teta asustada (2009). These works stay within the broader trajectory of Peruvian narrative and film\'s portrayal of the guerra interna. However, these works deviate from the norm by focusing on the indigenous populations\' involvement and subsequent consequences. This study examines how language, spirituality and violence dehumanizes the Peruvian indigenous during Peru\'s efforts at modernization.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:869en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/22019en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSendero Luminosoen
dc.subjectLituma en los Andesen
dc.subjectAbril rojoen
dc.subjectUn lugar llamado Oreja de Perroen
dc.subjectPeruvian Indigenous Identityen
dc.titleBranding the Native: The Indigenous Condition in Contemporary Peruvian Literatureen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineForeign Languages, Cultures, and Literaturesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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