University of Kentucky UKnowledge University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2005 FICCIONES DE PATAGONIA: LA CONSTRUCCION DEL SUR EN LA NARRATIVA ARGENTINA Y CHILENA Silvia E. Casini University of Kentucky,
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[email protected]. ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION Silvia E. Casini The Graduate School University of Kentucky 2005 FICCIONES DE PATAGONIA: LA CONSTRUCCION DEL SUR EN LA NARRATIVA ARGENTINA Y CHILENA ______________________________________ ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION _____________________________________ A dissertation submited in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky By Silvia E. Casini Lexington, Kentucky Director: Dr. Susan Carvalho, Associate Professor, Department of Hispanic Studies Lexington, Kentucky 2005 Copyright © Silvia E. Casini 2005 ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION FICTIONS OF PATAGONIA: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH IN ARGENTINIAN AND CHILEAN NARRATIVE Contemporary novels about Patagonia rely on foundational texts to caricature the region as a sterile, empty, and isolated. This stereotype was the impetus for this study. Through literary texts concerning Patagonia, the author joins the theoretical debate regarding the relationship between marginal and hegemonic cultures.