Essentialist Stereotypes in Textbooks on Hispanic Studies
|
 |
|
Post a Comment
|
|
|
|
|
CONTRIBUTORS:
|
|
|
JOURNAL:
|
Humanity and Society ,
34(2),
?? - ??.
|
|
|
|
YEAR:
|
2010
|
|
PUB TYPE:
|
Journal Article
|
|
SUBJECT(S):
|
Edward Said, Michel Foucault, essentialism, dominative discourse, textbooks, Hispanic studies
|
|
DISCIPLINE:
|
Cultural Studies
|
|
HTTP:
|
|
|
LANGUAGE:
|
English
|
|
PUB ID:
|
103-447-260
(Last edited on
2009/10/28 22:58:10 GMT-6)
|
|
SPONSOR(S):
|
|
|
ABSTRACT:
This essay examines essentialist representation of Hispanic peoples and cultures in three textbooks, Spanish for Secondary Schools (1961), Mi Historia Universal (1978), and Civilización y Cultura (1993). Those textbooks tend to portray Hispanics as one-dimensional characters that are defined by their essences rather than by their historical and sociological context. The stereotypes found in the textbooks tend to naturalize privilege, perpetuate economic inequalities, and conceal the exploitative aims of imperialism. These stereotypes are less prevalent now thanks in part to the contributions of postcolonial theorists such as Edward Said.
|
|
|
|
STATISTICS
|
|
Click on # to view
|
|
Citations
|
|
0
|
|
References
|
|
0
|
|
Comments
|
|
0
|
|
Quality
|
|
0/0.00
|
|
Interest
|
|
0/0.00
|
|
View(er)s
|
|
2/201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prev |
Next |
|