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Nidia Barboza
Nidia Barboza Mesén (born 1954), sometimes spelled Nidya Barboza, is a Costa Rican poet and feminist activist. Her work is considered an early example of lesbian literature in Costa Rica. Early life and education Nidia Barboza was born in 1954 in San José, Costa Rica. In high school, she studied at the Colegio Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados. Career Writing Barboza began writing and publishing poetry as a teenager, and her work has appeared in various Costa Rican publications. She has also written short fiction and worked for Editorial Costa Rica in its cultural promotion department. She is considered a notable member of a generation of young female poets who entered the Costa Rican literary scene in the 1970s. In 1976, with Rodolfo Dada and others, she co-founded the literary group known as Grupo Oruga, intended as an alternative to the more establishment Círculo de Escritores Costarricenses. She was also linked to the Grupo Sin Nombre. In 1980, she published her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly . An estimated people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Presidential system, presidential republic. It has a long-standing and stable Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Costa Rica
LGBTQ literature in Costa Rica comprises literary works written by Costa Rican literature, Costa Rican authors that involve Plot (narrative), plots, Theme (narrative), themes, or characters that are part of or related to sexual diversity. Historically, LGBTQ+ literature in Central American countries has been more limited compared to other countries in Europe or the United States. However, the topic has received greater Academic publishing, academic interest in Costa Rica than in other Central American countries. The earliest known reference to a Homosexuality, homosexual person in Costa Rican literature was in the novel ''La esfinge del sendero'' (1916) by Jenaro Cardona, although it gave a negative view of homosexuality in which it is presented as a symptom of "social decomposition." Literature in the following decades maintained this negative characterization. ''La isla de los hombres solos'' (1963), by José León Sánchez, presents homosexuality as a "vice" in the context of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
