Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Lecture on Indigenismo, Decolonization, and Maya Nationalism by Dr Emilio del Valle Escalanta
Description:
Emilio del Valle Escalante is the author of Maya Nationalisms and Postcolonial Challenges in Guatemala: Coloniality, Modernity and Identity Politics (School for Advanced Research Press, 2009; Spanish version by FLACSO, 2008) and editor of Indigenous Literatures and Social Movements in Latin America, a special issue of Latin American Indian Literatures Journal (Spring 2008). His articles have appeared in Mesoamerica, Revista Iberoamericana, Latin American Caribbean and Ethnic Studies, Procesos: Revista Ecuatoriana de Historia, and Revista de Estudios Interétnicos. His current research includes a book-length project on the representation of indigenous memory and history in contemporary indigenous textual production from Mesoamerica and the Andes.
{Will appear in FYI on Oct 28, 2009
Start Time:
5:00 PM
End Time:
6:30 PM
Room:
0100
Venue:
Maryland Room
Common Location Name:
Marie Mount
Other Contact Information:
SPAP office
+1 301 405 6441
mmunoz2@umd.edu
