Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968
This paper examines Ignacio Torres Giraldo, a leftist leader who formed part of a singular intellectual context, marked by a certain openness and political, social and cultural transformations. The study of this writer and politicians’ personal archive and the reconstruction of the linguist...
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Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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| description | This paper examines Ignacio Torres Giraldo, a leftist leader who formed part of a singular intellectual context,
marked by a certain openness and political, social and cultural transformations. The study of this writer and
politicians’ personal archive and the reconstruction of the linguistic context in his works, in dialogue with elements of Cultural History and a new Political-Intellectual History, enable new interpretations on the meaning of this particular individual and his relation with the social and political context. Ignacio Torres Giraldo walked a difficult path, adapting his discourse to the political languages of a profoundly conservative country. We pose that the place occupied by the vital journey of Torres Giraldo is not coherent with his arguments or writing style, but responds to a capacity of agency constructed within the scarce and diffuse breaches left by the conservative intellectual tradition and its aversion to change. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-73852023-11-28T14:04:33Z Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968 Ignacio Torres Giraldo y los lenguajes políticos en Colombia, 1893-1968. Ignacio Torres Giraldo et les langages politiques en Colombie, 1893-1968 Largo Vargas, Joan Manuel intellectuals; political languages; biography; cultural history; lenguajes políticos biografía historia cultural intelectuales Intellectuels Langages politiques Biographie Histoire culturelle This paper examines Ignacio Torres Giraldo, a leftist leader who formed part of a singular intellectual context, marked by a certain openness and political, social and cultural transformations. The study of this writer and politicians’ personal archive and the reconstruction of the linguistic context in his works, in dialogue with elements of Cultural History and a new Political-Intellectual History, enable new interpretations on the meaning of this particular individual and his relation with the social and political context. Ignacio Torres Giraldo walked a difficult path, adapting his discourse to the political languages of a profoundly conservative country. We pose that the place occupied by the vital journey of Torres Giraldo is not coherent with his arguments or writing style, but responds to a capacity of agency constructed within the scarce and diffuse breaches left by the conservative intellectual tradition and its aversion to change. Este trabajo busca una aproximación a Ignacio Torres Giraldo, líder de izquierda, enmarcado en un contexto intelectual singular, caracterizado por cierta apertura y transformaciones políticas, sociales y culturales. Tras la lectura del archivo personal del escritor y político y la reconstrucción de un contexto lingüístico, dialogando con elementos de la nueva historia político-intelectual, y de la historia cultural, se busca aportar nuevas interpretaciones en torno a la significación de una individualidad particular y su relación con el entorno social y político. Ignacio Torres Giraldo debió trasegar un camino cenagoso: adaptar sus discursos a los lenguajes políticos que caracterizaban a un país profundamente conservador. Argumentamos así que el lugar ocupado por la ruta vital de Torres Giraldo no corresponde a la coherencia de sus argumentos o su estilo de escritura, sino a la capacidad de agencia que construyó en los intersticios escasos y difusos de una tradición intelectual conservadora y reacia al cambio. Cet article est une approche au leader de la gauche colombienne Ignacio Torres Giraldo, dont la vie fut encadrée par un contexte intellectuel singulier, caractérisé par une certaine ouverture et par des transformations politiques, sociales et culturelles. Après avoir lu les archives privées de cet écrivain et politicien et après avoir recontruit un contexte linguistique, en dialogant avec des éléments de la nouvelle histoire politico-intellectuelle et de l’histoire culturelle, nous proposons une nouvelle interprétation de la signification d’une individualité particulière et de ses rapports avec son environnement social et politique. Ignacio Torres Giraldo a dû traverser un chemin marecageux: adapter ses discours aux langages politiques propres à un pays profondément conservateur. Nous arguons ainsi que l’importance de la trajectoire vitale de Torres Giraldo n’est pas dans la cohérence de ses arguments ou dans son style d’écriture, mais dans la capacité d’agence qu’il a construit dans les rares et difus interstices d’une tradition intellectuelle conservatrice opposée au changement. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019-02-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7385 10.19053/20275137.n18.2019.7385 Historia Y Memoria; No. 18 (2019): Build from memory and memories: politics, repression and historical testimonies in Latin America; 177-208 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 18 (2019): Enero-Junio 2019. Construir desde el recuerdo y la memoria: política, represión y testimonios históricos en América Latina; 177-208 Historia Y Memoria; No 18 (2019): Construire à partir de mémoire et de souvenir: politique, répression et témoignages historiques en Amérique latine; 177-208 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.n18.2019 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7385/7492 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7385/8809 Derechos de autor 2019 Historia Y MEMORIA |
| spellingShingle | intellectuals; political languages; biography; cultural history; lenguajes políticos biografía historia cultural intelectuales Intellectuels Langages politiques Biographie Histoire culturelle Largo Vargas, Joan Manuel Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968 |
| title | Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968 |
| title_alt | Ignacio Torres Giraldo y los lenguajes políticos en Colombia, 1893-1968. Ignacio Torres Giraldo et les langages politiques en Colombie, 1893-1968 |
| title_full | Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968 |
| title_fullStr | Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968 |
| title_short | Ignacio Torres Giraldo and Political Languages in Colombia, 1893-1968 |
| title_sort | ignacio torres giraldo and political languages in colombia 1893 1968 |
| topic | intellectuals; political languages; biography; cultural history; lenguajes políticos biografía historia cultural intelectuales Intellectuels Langages politiques Biographie Histoire culturelle |
| topic_facet | intellectuals; political languages; biography; cultural history; lenguajes políticos biografía historia cultural intelectuales Intellectuels Langages politiques Biographie Histoire culturelle |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7385 |
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