Testimonio: Oral Histories Woman to Woman

Autores

  • RoseAnna Maria Mueller Columbia College Chicago Autor

Palavras-chave:

testimonio, Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemala, Reyita, Cuba, Domitila Barrios de Chungara, Bolivia, human rights

Resumo

This text discusses the genre called "testimonio" and how it has become an important component of the study of Latin America in the American schools. The emphasis falls on three books--Me llamo Rigoberta Menchu' y asi' me nacio' la conciencia, Reyita, and Si me permiten hablar...--and the discussion points out the different experiences each of them illustrates.

Biografia do Autor

  • RoseAnna Maria Mueller, Columbia College Chicago
    RoseAnna Mueller is Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Humanities in the Department of Humanities, History and Social Sciences and the Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Minor.

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Publicado

2012-02-05

Edição

Seção

DOSSIÊ - A SITUAÇÃO DA MULHER: REFLEXÕES E PERSPECTIVAS (Org.: Eva Paulino Bueno)

Como Citar

Mueller, R. M. (2012). Testimonio: Oral Histories Woman to Woman. Revista Espaço Acadêmico, 11(130), 45-50. https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/EspacoAcademico/article/view/15892