Unearthing Nature in the Digitized Historical Press: The Case of the Hispanophone Magazine Excelsior
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This talk examines the ways in which nature was represented in the Philippine press during the first decades of the twentieth century, using the Hispanophone magazine Excelsior as a case study. Drawing on digitized historical press archives, it explores how diverse discourses of nature emerge at the intersection of colonial history and cultural exchange. Situated at the crossroads of Western and Eastern influences, the Philippine archipelago provides a particularly rich context for analyzing environmental representation within a postcolonial framework. Through a digital humanities approach combined with postcolonial ecocriticism, this study aims to unearth patterns and narratives of nature in the press and to reflect on the impact of colonization on the cultural construction of the environment.
Author: Villanueva Romero, Diana
Institution: Universidad de Extremadura
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7221659996