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Voces -30. Nueva narrativa chilena
"Las generaciones literarias son incómodas como respuestas pero inevitables como preguntas. Esta antología plantea la pregunta por una nueva generación literaria con avidez. Una pregunta que se respondió demasiado pronto, y acaso precipitadamente, en el Chile post-dictadura de los '90. Una pregunta que permanece abierta, todavía sin cuajar, respecto de los narradores que empezaron a publicar en esa década. Una pregunta que se abre nuevamente, en estos extendidos prolegómenos del siglo XXI, a través de un conjunto pujante de nuevos escritores de los cuales se quiere dar una muestra sucinta en este volumen. Desde luego no es claro que los una nada. Pero los temas del desamparo, la dificultad de establecer relaciones duraderas, la banalidad de los medios de comunicación y una cierta desconfianza en la literatura, sobre todo la pomposa y engolada, son algunos de los rasgos que parecen recorrer el conjunto de los relatos. Antes de que el tiempo de su respuesta definitiva, será el lector el encargado de elegir qué caminos le interesa recorrer, a qué autores acompañar, y por qué. Pablo Torche, escritor
Drawing Futures
Drawing Futures brings together international designers and artists for speculations in contemporary drawing for art and architecture.Despite numerous developments in technological manufacture and computational design that provide new grounds for designers, the act of drawing still plays a central role as a vehicle for speculation. There is a rich and long history of drawing tied to innovations in technology as well as to revolutions in our philosophical understanding of the world. In reflection of a society now underpinned by computational networks and interfaces allowing hitherto unprecedented views of the world, the changing status of the drawing and its representation as a political act ...
The Culture of Cursilería
Not easily translated, the Spanish terms cursi and cursilería refer to a cultural phenomenon widely prevalent in Spanish society since the nineteenth century. Like "kitsch," cursi evokes the idea of bad taste, but it also suggests one who has pretensions of refinement and elegance without possessing them. In The Culture of Cursilería, Noël Valis examines the social meanings of cursi, viewing it as a window into modern Spanish history and particularly into the development of middle-class culture. Valis finds evidence in literature, cultural objects, and popular customs to argue that cursilería has its roots in a sense of cultural inadequacy felt by the lower middle classes in nineteenth- ...
Coyame a History of the American Settler
Coyame is the wide-ranging account of a small town in Mexico. The author provides readers with a panoramic view of history from the Mayans to the Villa revolutionaries and beyond. The history of the region is brought into stark detail with the inclusion of the tales, legends, and family histories of Coyames colorful residents. Morales presents the information with great care and passion; both historians and casual readers will benefit from the candor and whimsy that mark this unique contribution.
