| Schedule information | |
| Event | Transatlantic Polemics |
| When | Monday, November 26, 2012 at 1:00pm |
| Where | ICC 450 |
| Event details | |
| Details |
Transatlantic polemics: language, academies, and the panhispanic intellectual field with Dr. José del Valle Professor & Chair, program in Hispanic and Luzo-Brazilian literatures and languages Graduate Center, City University of New York The Real Academia Española (RAE) was created in 1713 in order to preserve the purity of the language in Spain and the territories of the Spanish Empire. Once Spain’s American colonies became independent, the Academy’s status in the new nations – and therefore its ability to retain authority and control the language’s symbolic power – was questioned and Latin American declarations of linguistic independence proliferated. The RAE’s efforts to retain control through the creation of associated language academies in Latin America after 1870 were at first mostly unsuccessful: a strong perception remained that the Spaniards were unwilling to share linguistic power. However, in 1950, Mexican president Miguel Alemán invited the RAE and all associated Academies to meet in Mexico and coordinate efforts. In this lecture, I will discuss the politics of the 1951 conference – which resulted in the creation of the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española – and analyze it in the context provided by the tense post-colonial relationship between Spain and its former colonies. |
| Access | » This event is limited to Georgetown University students, faculty and staff. |
| Contact | Kristen Hall; phone (202) 687-6134 |
| Sponsors | Department of Spanish and Portuguese |
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