Counter-storytelling in Thomas King’s “Green grass, Running water”: subalternity, identity and subversion of the western imperialist discourse

Trabajo de fin de Grado. Grado en Estudios Ingleses. Curso académico 2020-2021El principal propósito de esta tesis es analizar y demostrar el potencial de la novela Green Grass, Running Water, del autor Thomas King, como una obra subversiva contemporánea. Esta novela ofrece una contra narrativa a paradigmas y nociones gravemente perjudiciales que han sido durante tanto tiempo predominantes en la sociedad, cultura y literatura occidentales. Para ello, se han analizado distintos aspectos. Se ha demostrado como la figura de Coyote usa la sátira como una herramienta para establecer una conexión entre la tradición oral y escrita, al mismo tiempo que expone comportamientos y prácticas altamente discriminatorios que denotan el sentido de supremacía occidental, todavía predominantes en la sociedad de hoy en día. En relación con esto, analizaré la deconstrucción de la tradicional historia bíblica de la creación, a la vez que numerosos símbolos usados en la novela con un claro mensaje subversivo. Además, analizaré la posición de los Nativos americanos como subalternos a lo largo de la historia norteamericana, y los efectos que esto ha desencadenado en algunos personajes en relación con su propio sentido de identidad.The main purpose of this dissertation is to analyze and demonstrate the potential of King’s novel Green Grass, Running Water as a contemporary subversive novel, using counter-storytelling as a tool to expose and challenge deep-rooted and injurious paradigms of Western society, literature and culture. In doing so, several aspects have been analyzed. In the first place, I study how the figure of Coyote uses humor and satire to establish a connection between oral and written traditions, while also exposing discriminatory behaviors and practices of Western supremacy and imperialism, as well as their pervasiveness in present-day society. In line with this, I examine the re-writing and deconstruction of the traditional Biblical story of the creation and the use of several symbols introduced in the novel for subversive purposes. Furthermore, I explore the issue of Natives’ position as subalterns in North American society throughout history and the detrimental effect this has triggered in the different characters’ attitude and understanding of their Native identity and heritage

Sustracción internacional de menores y violencia de género

[ES]La sustracción internacional de menores es el traslado de un menor a un país donde no reside llevado a cabo de forma ilícita dentro de un contexto de crisis familiar; además, constituye un delito tipificado en el artículo 225 bis del Código Penal, a cuyos efectos la sustracción puede tener una doble consideración: 1. Traslado ilícito del menor: uno de los progenitores traslada al menor a un lugar diferente al de su residencia sin consentimiento del progenitor con quien convive (otras personas o una institución, en su caso, a quien se confía su guarda o custodia). El fin de este traslado es obtener una resolución judicial que capacite al progenitor que lleva a cabo la sustracción a convivir legalmente con su hijo. 2. Retención ilícita del menor: se trata del supuesto en que el progenitor sustractor retiene al menor en un Estado diferente al de la residencia de los hijos

Healthcare workers hospitalized due to COVID-19 have no higher risk of death than general population. Data from the Spanish SEMI-COVID-19 Registry

Aim To determine whether healthcare workers (HCW) hospitalized in Spain due to COVID-19 have a worse prognosis than non-healthcare workers (NHCW). Methods Observational cohort study based on the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry, a nationwide registry that collects sociodemographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data on patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Spain. Patients aged 20-65 years were selected. A multivariate logistic regression model was performed to identify factors associated with mortality. Results As of 22 May 2020, 4393 patients were included, of whom 419 (9.5%) were HCW. Median (interquartile range) age of HCW was 52 (15) years and 62.4% were women. Prevalence of comorbidities and severe radiological findings upon admission were less frequent in HCW. There were no difference in need of respiratory support and admission to intensive care unit, but occurrence of sepsis and in-hospital mortality was lower in HCW (1.7% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.024 and 0.7% vs. 4.8%; p<0.001 respectively). Age, male sex and comorbidity, were independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality and healthcare working with lower mortality (OR 0.211, 95%CI 0.067-0.667, p = 0.008). 30-days survival was higher in HCW (0.968 vs. 0.851 p<0.001). Conclusions Hospitalized COVID-19 HCW had fewer comorbidities and a better prognosis than NHCW. Our results suggest that professional exposure to COVID-19 in HCW does not carry more clinical severity nor mortality