Senior Project Advisor
Charles Patterson
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Keywords
land, agrarian reform, literature analysis, México, indigenous, power dynamics
Abstract
This literary analysis of Los de abajo by Mariano Azuela and Oficio de tinieblas by Rosario Castellanos dives into the characterization of land and reflection of power within the land systems in 20th century Mexican literature while situating the novels in their socio-political context. Economic, political and religious power that is affected by agrarian reform dynamics are demonstrated within these novels in the way the writing shows how Mexican land is treated, spoken about and valued. These relationships to the land within Mexican society and popular culture have been influential historically and are still important to understand the current state of land reform politics and current indigenous rights groups like the Ejército Zapatista Liberación Nacional (EZLN) within México.
Department
Modern and Classical Languages
Recommended Citation
Magnuson, Emma, "Cómo la tierra mexicana es testigo del poder en siglo XX en Los de abajo y Oficio de tinieblas, y las implicaciones hoy en día / How Mexican land is witness and reveals power in the 20th Century in Los de abajo (The Underdogs) y Oficio de tinieblas (Book of Lamentations), and the implications today" (2024). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 794.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/794
Type
Text
Rights
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf