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Un Zapoteco Frente Al Reto: La Globalización Y La Desmitificación Del Indigenismo En Pancho Culebro Y Los Naguales De Tierra Azul De Mario Molina Cruz, Ida Day
Modern Languages Faculty Research
El surgimiento de la nueva generaci6n de escritores indigenas es uno de los fe n6menos actuales mas importantes dentro del ambito cultural latinoamericano. La misi6n de estos autores es la recuperaci6n de sus tradiciones nativas como un sistema etico altemativo para nuestra civilizaci6n: un gran desafio al para digma moderno de la expansion econ6mica. El prop6sito de este ensayo es ex plorar la contribuci6n de Mario Molina Cruz, uno de los escritores contemporaneos sobresalientes en los idiomas nativos de Mexico (Premio Nezahualc6- yotl 2006), al debate actual sobre los beneficios y las amenazas de la globaliza ci6n. Se examina su …
The Ecological Dimension Of Natalia Toledo Paz’S Poetry, Ida Day
The Ecological Dimension Of Natalia Toledo Paz’S Poetry, Ida Day
Modern Languages Faculty Research
This essay explores the position and contribution of Natalia Toledo Paz, one of the most recognized contemporary poets in the native languages of Mexico, to the field of environmental ethics in local and global contexts. I focus on her bilingual works, written in Spanish and Zapotec, Ca gunaa gubidxa, ca gunaa guiiba’risaca/Mujeres de sol, mujeres de oro (2002) and Guie’yaase’/Olivo negro (2005), which revive the traditions, the poet’s memories, the nature, and the spirituality of her native Juchitán. Her focus on the Juchitec women have extended and deepened the mission of contemporary indigenous writers by incorporating the concerns of Latin …