El eje Transatlántico en la construcción de la identidad hegemónica en el ámbito de los Estudios Americanos

Juan Antonio Perles Rochel

doi:10.24310/transatlantic-studies-network.v1i1.19139

Authors

Juan Antonio Perles Rochel Universidad de Málaga Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/transatlantic-studies-network.v1i1.19139

Keywords:

American Studies, Identity discourse, Transatlantic dialogue

Abstract

This paper explores the construction of identity as a discourse in the United States of America through one of its most interesting cultural constructs: its literary canon. The essay briefly compares the situation of identity discourse in Spain and deals with cultural transatlantic dialogue addressing key figures of the American Literary Canon, mainly from the Colonial and Independence periods.

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Author Biography

Juan Antonio Perles Rochel, Universidad de Málaga

Doctor en Filosofía y Letras, Profesor Titular en el Grado de Estudios Ingleses de la Universidad de Málaga (UMA). Ha sido Director de la Oficina de Europa y Países de la OCDE (relaciones internacionales), Vicedecano de Relaciones Internacionales y Vicerrector de Estudiantes en la Universidad de Málaga. Principales líneas de investigación: Estudios Americanos, producciones literarias de grupos étnico/raciales de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica.

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