Simón Bolívar and friends: Recent biographies of independence figures in Colombia and Venezuela
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Abstract
Abstract The biographical genre is closely linked to the process of state building throughout Latin America and the Atlantic world. In the 19th century, statesmen and scholars produced hagiographies of their heroes' lives and viciously attacked their enemies' reputations. In a survey of recent academic biographies of independence figures in Colombia and Venezuela, several themes quickly become apparent. First, general biography remains extremely popular with both readers and writers for a broader public (including for children), but rigorous, well‐documented, scholarly studies are much fewer in number. Second, the genre remains dominated by studies of the lives of Euro‐descended creole men, most of whom were military or political actors, overwhelmingly aligned with patriot side, and resident in urban areas. Third—and directly related to the previous trend—is that most of the biographies are predicated on the concept of glory and glorious achievements. Fourth, biography remains a stubbornly national genre; in research sources and content, there appears to be little cross‐fertilization and content across countries, continents, or languages. And finally, Simón Bolívar remains a towering figure, not only because of the sheer number of biographies devoted to him specifically but also because he casts his long shadow over the life stories of virtually everyone else.
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| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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