Territory of Conflict: Language and Childhood in Two Latin American Films
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The present article proposes an exploration of the link between childhood as a cultural concept, and sociocultural issues related to language acquisition. Two films are examined: Shunko (1960) by Lautaro Murúa and Dungún, la lengua (2012) by Pamela Pequeño, both films involve indigenous people main characters. The analysis focuses on how the films show, through their narrative strategies and the use of subtitles as a translation tool, the subtle conflict between childhood, language and colonial subject.
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