Temas de Nuestra America. Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos

27-42

Authors: Pedro Pablo Rodríguez

José Martí (1853-1895), the Apostle of Cuban independence, was an admirer the Mayan culture. This admiration was forged through knowledge of archaeological evidence, the historical and anthropological studies from his time, and by his personal contacts with Maya peoples and communities during his residence in Guatemala in1877 and 1878. That knowledge drove his of view that the culture of Nuestra América [Our America], like that of other pre-Hispanic peoples, was essential to forge nations far removed from all colonial backwardness.

85-97

Authors: Mauricio Núñez-Rodríguez

This essay approaches the side of José Martí as narrator, which has remained in the periphery of the critics' interest due to the poetic, journalistic and revolutionary work of the author. It delves into a group of pieces that constitute a narrative system itself in his literary work not following the traditional canon.

115-128

Authors: Marlene Vázquez-Pérez

This article assesses the importance of references to William Walker and the filibustero invasion of Central America in the late 1850s in José Martí's work. They appear repeatedly as poetic images or in sentences of clear political content in his chronicles of the Pan American Conference. They function as warning messages regarding the dangerous neighborship with the United States, which can only be counterbalanced by unity in the region.

145-158

Authors: Gabriel Baltodano-Román; Grethel Villalobos-Ramírez

This essay addresses, from a perspective focused on the last decade, certain conceptual developments of the Latin American philosophy in regards to sexual dissent. Given the extent and complexity of the scope of the study, emphasis is placed on those contemporary researchers that made use of Néstor Perlongher’s theoretical contributions (Argentina, 1949-1992), essayist, poet and pioneer activist on the analysis of the links between identity, sexuality, marginalization and counterhegemonic practices in order to create conceptual references suitable for the regional context. When addressing these issues, the review of the links between such theoretical models and the Queer Theory becomes unavoidable.

183-198

Authors: Sharon López-Céspedes; Silvia Elena Guzmán-Sierra

Building Zones of Peace (BZP) Project: Analysis of the perception of girls and adolescents about violence and peace in the community of Guararí is part of the efforts made by the Universidad Nacional, through the Office of Extension, in carrying out the "Cultural Cities" project, which together with the Municipality of Heredia and the Civic Center for Peace (CCP) of Guararí, articulate processes for the prevention of violence and the construction of peace, focused mainly on children, adolescents and youth at risk.

243-254

Authors: Marybel Soto-Ramírez

This essay aims to provide an approach to the writings of Lilia Ramos Valverde that were published in Repertorio Americano by a corpus composed of ten texts that appeared from 1932 to 1950. These texts shed light on the thought of an extraordinary and prolific Costa Rican intellectual woman, whose work has yet to be fully researched.

259-264

Authors: Diana Senior-Angulo

Book review

269-272

Authors: Andrés Mora-Ramírez

Book Review

281-285

Authors: Carmen María Torres-Ruisánchez

Book Review