From the Baptism by Leguizamón to the Writer as a Shofar: Integration Processes in Gerchunoff
This paper focuses on The Jewish Gauchos (1910) and The Important Man (1934) by Alberto Gerchunoff with the purpose of analyzing in their prologues, as well as in the links between these and the main texts, the conceptions about the integration processes of the Jewish immigrants to Argentina and the...
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Instituto de Literatura Hispanoamericana (Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires)
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/zama/article/view/6345 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=zama&d=6345_oai |
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| Sumario: | This paper focuses on The Jewish Gauchos (1910) and The Important Man (1934) by Alberto Gerchunoff with the purpose of analyzing in their prologues, as well as in the links between these and the main texts, the conceptions about the integration processes of the Jewish immigrants to Argentina and the construction of Gerchunoff’s author figure. Firstly, I will demonstrate that while a conception of integration consistent with melting pot model prevails in The Jewish Gauchos, The Important Man defends the project of a pluricultural nation. Secondly, I will show that such transformation impacts, in turn, on the way of elaborating Gerchunoff´ self-representations as a national author. Finally, the study of these works will allow a reflection on the function of the prologue as a liminal space between the main text and its sociocultural context. |
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