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Menchú Tum, Rigoberta
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AbstractRigoberta Menchú is a K'iche’ Maya woman of Guatemala whose 1983 testimonialMe llamo Rigoberta Menchú y asi me nacio la concienciaexposed the brutality of the Guatemalan military campaign against Mayan villagers. The book, based on interviews by ethnologist Elisabeth Burgos‐Debray, put Menchú in the public eye as an advocate for Mayan rights and resulted in her Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Her book was also the subject of extended controversy about its accuracy and suitability for inclusion as required reading in high school and college classes in the United States. Several aspects of the risks involved when testifying from a subaltern viewpoint were illuminated by the extended scrutiny given to Menchú's work.
Title: Menchú Tum, Rigoberta
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AbstractRigoberta Menchú is a K'iche’ Maya woman of Guatemala whose 1983 testimonialMe llamo Rigoberta Menchú y asi me nacio la concienciaexposed the brutality of the Guatemalan military campaign against Mayan villagers.
The book, based on interviews by ethnologist Elisabeth Burgos‐Debray, put Menchú in the public eye as an advocate for Mayan rights and resulted in her Nobel Peace Prize in 1992.
Her book was also the subject of extended controversy about its accuracy and suitability for inclusion as required reading in high school and college classes in the United States.
Several aspects of the risks involved when testifying from a subaltern viewpoint were illuminated by the extended scrutiny given to Menchú's work.
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