Gendering Latin American Independence, 1790-1850

UKDA study number:5684

Principal Investigators

Brewster, C.
Davies, C.
Macintyre, I.
University of Nottingham. Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies
Owen, H.
Liddell, C.
University of Manchester. School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

Sponsors

Arts and Humanities Research Council
University of Nottingham

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

January 2008

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Brewster, C. et al. , Gendering Latin American Independence, 1790-1850 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], January 2008. SN: 5684, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-5684-1.

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Copyright:
Catherine Davies and Claire Brewster, University of Nottingham.

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5684 . Gendering Latin American Independence, 1790-1850

Depositor:

Davies, C. , University of Nottingham. Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies

Principal Investigators:

Brewster, C. , University of Nottingham. Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies

Davies, C. , University of Nottingham. Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies

Owen, H. , University of Manchester. School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

Liddell, C. , University of Manchester. School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

Macintyre, I. , University of Nottingham. Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies

Sponsors:

Arts and Humanities Research Council
University of Nottingham

Other Acknowledgements:

Dan Smith, University of Manchester; Graham Watson, University of Nottingham; Sze Yeung, University of Nottingham - IT database design. Linda Irish, University of Nottingham; Jennifer Edmond, University of Nottingham; Theresa Browett, University of Nottingham - website manager.

Abstract:

The project was a textual and historical study that investigated the ideas and activities of women who, as a social group, contributed to the making of public culture in early nineteenth-century Latin America but were largely excluded from it. It examined how gender shaped the political discourses of Latin American independence. Some of the research questions were: What were the links between politics and sexual difference? How were women constructed as subjects and objects in contemporary political discourse? What were women's political culture and associational life, where did they take place, and how were they manifested? How did women respond to Republican discourse of individual rights? What were the contradictions in Latin American political discourse which arose from its formulations of gender categories?
The methodology was interdisciplinary and text-based involving archival retrieval and discourse analysis. The research scope was continental. Research was undertaken in Latin America, namely in Buenos Aires, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, and Quito. The project team established a principle corpus of texts by retrieving relevant published and unpublished material that identified and examined gendered political discourse. Women's political culture was investigated through enquiry into women's family-based or community networks. The database resulting from the project registers women's participation, writing and organizations.

Main Topics:

The database includes the names and short biographies of women who featured in the Latin American Wars of Independence (c. 1790 - 1850) whether as actors, authors, or the object of newspaper reports and other documents, and the names and short biographies of some of the men who wrote about women, worked with them, or otherwise helped them into the records. Extracts of the work of women who wrote are included with details of their publication or location (if MSS). Rare texts such as poems, newspaper articles and letters (a crucial means of contact as families were separated during the civil wars) are reproduced. Variables include name, place, date, group (i.e. 'tertulia', family members). This allows users to build up a picture of women's associational life and political activity throughout this period. Full bibliographical references and their sources are also included.
An image bank including portraits and related iconography of some of the women and the men involved with the independence movement and the building of the new republics is available through the project website at http://www.genderlatam.org.uk/image_bank.php (last accessed 10/12/2007).

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1790 - 1850 There is a particular focus on the period 1810-1830
Dates of Fieldwork: October 2001 - March 2007
date file created
Country: Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; Mexico; New Granada; Paraguay; Peru; Spain; Uruguay; Venezuela
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals; Groups
Kind of Data: Textual data

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Cross-national
Population: Names and short biographies of women who contributed to the Latin American Wars of Independence (c. 1790-1850)

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials; Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: References to the sources used are included in the database.
Weighting: No weighting used

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
External note: A searchable online version of the database is available via the project's website http://www.genderlatam.org.uk/database.php (last accessed 10/12/2007)
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

31 January 2008

Copyright:

Catherine Davies and Claire Brewster, University of Nottingham.

File last updated:

31 October 2011