“Pacific” Ethno-National Identities: Victims, Persecutors, and the Quest for Identity

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Research Article| May 01 2021 “Pacific” Ethno-National Identities: Victims, Persecutors, and the Quest for Identity David García-Ramos Gallego; David García-Ramos Gallego Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir DAVID GARCÍA-RAMOS GALLEGO has a degree in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature and a Master’s degree in Didactics of Spanish as a Foreign Language. He is finishing his doctorate with a research on the ethics of charity based on the contributions of Emmanuel Levinas and René Girard. He has published studies in which he applies mimetic theory to the analysis and interpretation of the theater of Miguel Hernández and Federico García-Lorca, and to the current theater scene in Spain, analyzing the works of Juan Mayorga, Rodrigo García or Angélica Liddell. He has directed the course “The construction of identity in times of crisis. The role of violence and religion” at the UIMP, Valencia (June 24–25, 2015), financed by Imitatio. A book with the same title, coordinated by him and David Atienza, was published in June 2017. He has taught philosophy at the Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores Philosophical and Theological Institute for Oceania in Guam, USA. He teaches language, literature and theater at the Faculty of Education of the UCV, and “Jewish and Muslim Thought” at the Faculty of Philosophy of the same university. He also teaches as a guest professor at the Studium Theologicum of Galilee, in Korazim, Israel. He is a proud father and a very lucky husband. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google David Atienza de Frutos David Atienza de Frutos University of Guam DAVID ATIENZA DE FRUTOS received a PhD in Anthropology from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2006. This same year he moved to Guam, where he has resided since then. David Atienza has taught history, philosophy, anthropology, and applied linguistics at different institutions and universities in Spain and Guam. Dr. Atienza’s research interests and main works are focused on cultural identity processes and historical anthropology. He is also a founder member of the grupo español de investigación sobre la Teoría Mimética de René Girard Xiphias Gladius and a member of COVR. Currently he is an associated professor of Anthropology at the University of Guam. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Contagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture (2021) 28: 171–200. https://doi.org/10.14321/contagion.28.2021.0171 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David García-Ramos Gallego, David Atienza de Frutos; “Pacific” Ethno-National Identities: Victims, Persecutors, and the Quest for Identity. Contagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture 1 May 2021; 28 171–200. doi: https://doi.org/10.14321/contagion.28.2021.0171 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressContagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © Michigan State University Board of Trustees Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.