The task of inventing Chile
La tarea de inventar Chile
Author
Laborde, Miguel
Abstract
In times when an international and cosmopolitan culture dominates the setting, in the context of a xenophobic and racist nationalism, national identities run the risk of becoming ethnic fashions, barely useful for tourism marketing. Heritage is put on trial and its role of disguising history is no longer accepted. En tiempos en que una cultura internacional y cosmopolita domina el escenario biempensante, frente a un nacionalismo xenofóbico y racista, las identidades nacionales corren el riesgo de volverse modas étnicas, apenas útiles para el marketing turístico. Lo patrimonial queda sometido a juicio, ya no se acepta que venga a maquillar la historia.