Welsh print culture in y Wladfa: The role of ethnic newspapers in Welsh Patagonia, 1868 -1933

Brooks, Walter Ariel 2012. Welsh print culture in y Wladfa: The role of ethnic newspapers in Welsh Patagonia, 1868 -1933. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This thesis explores the role played by Welsh-language newspapers in y Wladfa (the Welsh settlement in Argentine Patagonia) from its inception in 1865 until 1933. The newspapers are analysed to assess in which manner they contributed to creating and maintaining a particular kind of Welsh identity whose preservation was the founding principle of the Patagonian settlement, and how that particular sense of Welshness evolved through time. The various publications produced by the Welsh in Patagonia will also be used to identify whether there were any challenges from within the Welsh community to the values, culture and identity that the newspapers promoted. Of special interest is analysing the interaction of the Welsh settlers with the Argentine Central Government and its representatives in the Chubut Territory. The reactions of Welsh-Patagonian newspapers to the complexities of the socio-political and cultural changes that Argentina underwent towards the end of the nineteenth century until the 1930s will be identified in order to understand how the Welsh experience in Patagonia fits in with the designs of the Government to effectively incorporate the Patagonian region into the fold of the Republic, and how the nationalistic policies of the Argentine Government impacted on the Welsh community and its press. This thesis also looks at how the Welsh-Patagonian newspapers interacted with an international network of Welsh-language publications from a distant corner of Patagonia. This research thesis intends to be a contribution to the studies of the ethnic press, studies of the experiences of the Welsh overseas, and studies in the field of immigration and ethnic communities in Argentina –more specifically in the context of the Patagonian region.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion Welsh
Subjects:	F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages > PB1001 Celtic languages and literature
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ethnic Press - Migratory Studies - Media Studies - Welsh experience overseas - Patagonia - Latin American Studies
Funders:	Richard Whipp scholarship
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2022 01:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46450

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