{"id":104586,"date":"2024-06-30T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T21:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=104586&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=104586"},"modified":"2024-07-15T08:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:10:49","slug":"last-chapter-argentina-literacy-legacy-peril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/last-chapter-argentina-literacy-legacy-peril\/","title":{"rendered":"The last chapter: Argentina&#8217;s literacy legacy in peril\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"104586\" class=\"elementor elementor-104586\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-896d3ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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Magazine stands can be found in almost every block in Argentina. (Blanca Estrada \u2013 Medill Reports)<\/span><\/span><br><\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4e3ebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4e3ebc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c9a1a2\" data-id=\"2c9a1a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c251b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16c251b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">By: Karishma Bhuiyan and Blanca Estrada<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdbef1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdbef1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94cfb48\" data-id=\"94cfb48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cd170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32cd170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><i>Medill Reports<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85a2938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85a2938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c80aec\" data-id=\"1c80aec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b0c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b0c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">BUENOS AIRES \u2013 Buenos Aires is considered the bookstore capital of the world, but independent shops are under attack as the right-wing government attempts to discard laws amid a 200% inflation rate. Silvina Rodriguez and Nurit Kastzelan each own a small bookshop and have curated each store\u2019s catalog to be unique from other stores in the region. Due to the steep inflation rate, they worry they will not be able to keep up with corporate chains selling at cheaper rates. This attempt to discard laws comes after the election of Javier Milei, a right wing economist.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7dc280 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7dc280\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee36cb2\" data-id=\"ee36cb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db678d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"db678d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/924612915?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b1c0d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b1c0d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2ab711\" data-id=\"d2ab711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ad7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76ad7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Transcript:<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: In the heart of Buenos Aires is Tierra de Libros, an independent bookstore where Silvina Rodriguez reshelves the books inside of her own home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>RODRIGUEZ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: These are all Latin American classics. I mean, I have loved books my whole life.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A lifelong bookworm, Silvina\u2019s passion is to promote Argentine literature and culture under her roof.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>RODRIGUEZ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: My parents were heavy readers, both of them. I have only one sister, and she&#8217;s quite a heavy reader too. So maybe it runs in the family.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Before this, she ran a typical bookstore but gave it up after six years because the profit margins were too slim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>RODRIGUEZ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: I felt very depressed to be here with nothing to do in connection with books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Silvina says being passionate is a national trait, whether it&#8217;s for soccer or books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>RODRIGUEZ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: We don&#8217;t feel ashamed about showing our feelings, which is something that you don&#8217;t find much in other cultures. I feel that we&#8217;re kind of open. I don\u2019t know if as people, Argentinians, we are people that are happy with our lives. I wouldn\u2019t say that. But we are passionate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: With a literacy rate of over 98%, Buenos Aires is considered the bookstore capital of the world. It has around 25 bookstores for every 100,000 people, amounting to more than 700 bookstores in the capital city.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>RODRIGUEZ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Now we are having really difficult times with such inflation. And, the price of books is really crazy, and so I have to just start reinventing myself in other ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: But independent bookstores here are under attack. In December of 2023, Argentina elected a new president, right-wing economist Javier Milei. He&#8217;s trying to get rid of more than 600 laws, and his initial policies caused a 200% jump in inflation rate. Both of those are hitting bookstores hard. Local bookshop owners like Silvina are worried that Argentina&#8217;s publishing industry could face extinction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>PROTESTERS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u201cCutting roads, throwing stones.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Inflation has hammered domestic production, and a law that shielded the book industry is under threat. That law was passed in 2001. It fixed prices at every single point of sale; and that kept large booksellers in chains from lowering prices that would put small shops out of business.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>RODRIGUEZ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The law would be very inconvenient. I think they say they do it just to cut down expenses, but this is just that they don&#8217;t know the business. It would be a big mistake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Nurit also runs a bookstore from her home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>KASZTELAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The bookstore is not at her best time right now. I have it. I like doing that. But it\u2019s not the only thing I do.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Her once thriving store struggles as inflation has hit the country hard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>KASZTELAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: I think it will affect everybody because there really is no money because everything is getting up. So people, they cannot pay public transport. How would they pay for a book?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Nurit says allowing bigger chains to set lower prices will not just affect her little bookstore, it could also affect the country and its culture.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>KASZTELAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: That&#8217;s the magic of literature. And I think it makes people think, and this government doesn&#8217;t want us to think.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>BHUIYAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: But these bookstore owners have faith that the country&#8217;s passion for books and reading will win out in the end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>RODRIGUEZ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: We have lots of libraries. It&#8217;s not only the bookshops. If you can&#8217;t buy a book, we have this kind of habit of going to the library and get a book. Of course, maybe it&#8217;s not for everybody. I feel in my case it is related to immigration. If anybody tells you, \u201cWell, look here, kids don&#8217;t read. People don&#8217;t like reading,\u201d It\u2019s a lie. That&#8217;s not true.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><b>BHUIYAN: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Milei&#8217;s first attempt at a vast overhaul was stalled in Congress. Now legislators are going article by article. The repeal of the book law will likely be debated in the coming weeks. While the future of bookstores in Argentina is uncertain. One thing&#8217;s for sure: Argentines will continue to read and keep their culture alive through print.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8877171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8877171\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ab4a92\" data-id=\"6ab4a92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5132c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5132c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><i>Karishma Bhuiyan and Blanca Estrada are video and broadcast graduate students at Medill. You can follow Karishma on twitter @1xvemaze or instagram @1xve.maze and Blanca at @officialblancaestrada. Reporting in Buenos Aires was supported by Maggie Folcia.\n<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last chapter: Argentina&#8217;s literacy legacy in peril A local man reads the news for the day. Magazine stands can be found in almost every block in Argentina. 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