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THE PHILOSOPHY OF RICHARD RORTY AND THE FATE OF LATIN AMERICA IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE AND CULTURE Luiza Lobo Federal University of Rio de Janeiro SUMMARY This essay discusses how the pragmatic philosophy of Richard Rorty can establish a new pattern for an alternative perspective of culture according to the ′here and now` in social life. It envisages new ways for the continuation and spread of Latin American art and literature in the era of globalization. This art should aim to be autonomous from the domination of the Other (such as the First World), but, at the same time, it