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Identity, Media, and Democracy in Chile
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2012
Summary
The election of Michelle Bachelet, the first female president of Chile, brought to the public sphere topics such as gender, inequality, and the legacy of seventeen years of military rule. Former dictator Augusto Pinochet instructed Chileans to “for-get” and move on, but this is complicated because individual and collective identities are anchored in memory and articulated through discourse. What happens to a nation and its people when the obliged referent of their recent history is one that hardly anyone wants to address? This book reveals the incongruity between what current media say about Chilean identity and what most people experience, showing the tensions that prevail within a society that is also quickly changing due to globalization. The author engages with the old dichotomy between agency and structure, proposing a new model for understanding identity from an intercultural perspective.
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Edition
1/2012
Copyright Year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5895-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-5896-6
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
189
Product Type
Monograph
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Prologue: The Project’s Origin No access
Acknowledgements No access
Introduction: Notes on Methodology No access
Chapter 1: Theorizing About Identity and Discourse No access Pages 1 - 26
Chapter 2: Identity, Memory, and the Shared Past No access Pages 27 - 54
Chapter 3: Tradition, Roles, and Women’s Identity No access Pages 55 - 86
Chapter 4: Class, Identity, and the 2010 Earthquake No access Pages 87 - 120
Chapter 5: National Identity in a Global World No access Pages 121 - 150
Epilogue: The Rise to Power of the Political Right No access Pages 151 - 168
Bibliography No access Pages 169 - 180
References to Chilean Media Articles No access Pages 181 - 186
