Teaching and testimony : Rigoberta Menchú and the North American classroom /
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Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1996. |
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Description: | viii, 391 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Interruptions |
Subject: | Menchú, Rigoberta. -- Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia. Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia (Menchú, Rigoberta) Education -- Biographical methods. Quiché Indians -- Study and teaching. Human rights workers -- Guatemala -- Study and teaching. Latin America -- Civilization -- Study and teaching. Multicultural education. Critical pedagogy. Civilization -- Study and teaching. Critical pedagogy. Education -- Biographical methods. Multicultural education. Quiché Indians -- Study and teaching. Women human rights workers -- Study and teaching. Guatemala. Latin America. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2450223 |
Summary: | By utilizing the testimonial narrative of Rigoberta Menchú--a Mayan-Quiché of Guatemala and winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize--teachers in this volume engage students in vital and relevant cross-cultural learning in a variety of locations, disciplines, and levels. Teaching and Testimony tells teachers' stories of using Menchu's testimonial in their classrooms, and invites reflection on the transformative possibility of integrating previously marginalized voices. Energized by the teaching of Menchu's testimonial narrative, I, Rigoberta Menchú, these teachers let their guard down, wrestle with the immediate difficulties and possibilities of multicultural teaching, and speak with passion about the importance of what they and their students are learning. |
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Physical Description: | viii, 391 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-380) and index. |
ISBN: | 0791430138 (alk. paper) 0791430146 (pbk. : alk. paper) |