Communication and Literature

• Aesthetic: The combination between three approaches
• Textuality: Meanings semantic (vocabulary) and pragmatic (understandable to the context), concepts and explanation.
• Textuality: Cohesion and coherence. Every aspect of a text makes sense, has sense and has order
• Transmedia: The use of multiple media platforms to tell a story or create a narrative. The consumers assume an active role in the process of expression
• Juan León Mera: Unique blend. Father of Ecuadorian literature. Wrote about the indigenous people of Ecuador in the Post colonialism era. One of his novels is Cumandá which was a backdrop of racial and social tensions between indigenous communities (complex history and identity)
• The Decapitated Generation focused on individuality themes like psychology, existentialism, and complex emotions.
• In pre-Hispanic times, the Incas introduced quipus writing, a system of knots used to record information
• In the 19th century, Ecuadorian literature began to develop its own identity
• Beowulf remains relevant for its themes of heroism, the struggle against evil, and the fleeting nature of life