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    • A Mercy: Florens’ Appropriation and Abrogation of Language 

      Dapena, Susana María (Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2015)
      From its very beginning, colonialism, i.e. “the state of being a colony” (Pope: 141), has shaped the lives of the oppressed and has had to do with the destruction of these people’s culture and the elevation of the language ...

    • Harry Potter and the Transition from Child to Young Adult 

      Hurst, Andrea Fernanda (Universidad de Belgrano - Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2015)
      The first quotation above has turned out to be self-prophetical to say the least – not only does every child in our world know J. K. Rowling’s most famous character’s name, but many adults are familiar with it, too. The ...

    • The construction of national identity as portrayed in contemporary irish fiction: An analysis of the butcher boy by Patrick McCabe 

      Álvarez, María de la Paz (Universidad de Belgrano - Escuela de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros - Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, 2016)
      Language seems to serve two main functions. On the one hand, it is an instrument of communication. On the other hand, it can constitute a means of asserting one´s identity or one´s distinctiveness from others. Language ...