Caribbean opacity and transparency in the representations of Yucatan. Two cases from visual culture Opacité et transparence des Caraïbes dans les représentations du Yucatan. Deux cas de culture visuelle Opacidade e transparência do Caribe nas representações de Yucatán. Dois casos de cultura visual Opacidad y transparencia del Caribe en las representaciones de Yucatán. Dos casos de cultura visual

© 2019 Sello editorial Universidad del Atlantico. All rights reserved.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 Édouard 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.

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