Uruguay: identity and nation building.

A historical document, the first number of a newspaper, Ilustración Uruguya, official publication of the School of Arts and Occupations, of the year 1883, is analyzed. We reflect on the origin of José Artigas’s “social representation”, and investigate about the process of social construction and try...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Heuguerot, Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Estudos Ibero-Americanos
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/2393
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/iberoamericana/article/view/2393
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nation
Identity
Social representation
Nación
Identidad
Representación social
Nação
Identidade
Representação social
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Sumario:A historical document, the first number of a newspaper, Ilustración Uruguya, official publication of the School of Arts and Occupations, of the year 1883, is analyzed. We reflect on the origin of José Artigas’s “social representation”, and investigate about the process of social construction and try to show that the state educational institution, founded more than 130 years ago (today, CETP-UTU), has collaborated actively to create the national identity and to consolidate the hero’s image.