{"product_id":"teaching-central-american-literature-in-gloria-elizabeth-chac-n-9781603295888","title":"Teaching Central American Literature in a Global Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eCentral America has a long history as a site of cultural and political exchange, from Mayan and Nahua trade networks to the effects of Spanish imperialism, capitalism, and globalization. In \u003ci\u003eTeaching Central American Literature in a Global Context\u003c\/i\u003e, instructors will find practical, interdisciplinary, and innovative pedagogical approaches to the cultures of Central America that are adaptable to various fields of study. The essays map out classroom lessons that encourage students to relate writings and films to their own experience of global interconnectedness and to read critically the history that binds Central America to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. In the context of debates about immigration and a growing Central American presence in the United States, this book provides vital resources about the region's cultural production and covers trends in Central American literary studies including Mayan and other Indigenous literatures, \u003ci\u003emodernismo\u003c\/i\u003e, Jewish and Afro-descendant literatures, nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, and contemporary texts and films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains discussion of the following authors, filmmakers, and public figures: Humberto Ak'abal, María José Álvarez and Martha Clarissa Hernández, Dennis Ávila, Abner Benaim, Jayro Bustamante, Berta Cáceres, Isaac Esau Carrillo Can, Jennifer Cárcamo, Horacio Castellanos Moya, Quince Duncan, Jacinta Escudos, Regina José Galindo, Francisco Gavidia, Francisco Goldman, Enrique Gómez Carrillo, Gaspar Pedro González, Carlos \"Cubena\" Guillermo Wilson, Eduardo Halfon, Tatiana Huezo, Florence Jaugey, Hernán Jimenez, Óscar Martínez, Victor Montejo, Marisol Ceh Moo, Victor Perera, Archbishop Óscar Romero, José Coronel Urtecho, and Marcela Zamora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gloria Elizabeth Chacón\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603295887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603295888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.91w x 1.18d","brand":"Gloria Elizabeth Chacón","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056544444671,"sku":"9781603295888","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_293bff7d-17b7-4820-ba29-e70d438192d2.jpg?v=1685041896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teaching-central-american-literature-in-gloria-elizabeth-chac-n-9781603295888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}