Children of a Lesser God. Language, Communication and Coloniality of Power

Authors

  • Pablo Estévez Hernández Escuela Universitaria de Turismo Iriarte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.latente.2018.16.004

Keywords:

Language, sign language, Children of a Lesser God, Coloniality

Abstract

This paper aims to be an allegorical Reading of the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God. It focuses on the role of language, analyzing the hierarchical patterns stablished in the relationship glimpsed throughout the film, comprehending a parallelism with coloniality and colonial relations.

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Published

2018-12-20

Issue

No. 16 (2018)

Section

Miscellaneous

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How to Cite

Estévez Hernández, Pablo. 2018. “Children of a Lesser God. Language, Communication and Coloniality of Power”. Latente - Revista de Historia Y Estética del Cine, Fotografí­a Y Cultura Visual, no. 16 (December): 97-110. https://doi.org/10.25145/j.latente.2018.16.004.