Abstract

CASTRO RICALDE, MARICRUZ. Caribbean opacity and transparency in the representations of Yucatan. Two cases from visual culture. Hist. Caribe [online]. 2020, vol.15, n.37, pp.119-150.  Epub July 19, 2021. ISSN 0122-8803.  https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.37.2020.6.

This paper discusses the imaginary arising around the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, the relationship with its coastal boundaries and its Caribbean affiliation. From the analysis of journalistic notes, films and calendar illustrations, I present the transformations experienced between 1921 and 1948. Based on the notions of "transparency" and "opacity" proposed by Edouard Glissant and the modes of cultural circulation "from above" and "from below" by Ricardo Pérez Montfort and Christian Rinaudo, I develop the hypothesis of how economic and political issues have determined the displacement of Yucatan images, from its shores towards the Peninsula center and its best-known archeological zone, Chichén Itzá. However, in many popular expressions and specifically in the popular illustrations of the calendars, traces of their identification with the tropics and a cultural shared heritage with the Caribbean persisted.

Keywords : visual Culture; Yucatan; Caribbean; Regional identities; Mexican Calendar Art/Illustrations.

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