Teaching and Testimony: Rigoberta Menchu and the North American Classroom (SUNY series, INTERRUPTIONS: Border Testimony(ies) and Critical Discourse/s) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791430146 ISBN 13: 9780791430149

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1996

Synopsis

Contains narratives of the experiences of teachers using the testimonial of Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan Indian woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Includes background essays on Menchu and the role of her story in political correctness debates.

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.

About this title

About the Author

Allen Carey-Webb is Assistant Professor of English Education at Western Michigan University Stephen Benz is Assistant Professor of English at Barry University. He is the author of Guatemalan Journey, an account of his two years as a Fulbright Scholar in Guatemala.

From the Back Cover

By utilizing the testimonial narrative of Rigoberta Menchu - a Mayan-Quiche 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 Menchu, 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791430146
• ISBN 13: 9780791430149
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Carey-Webb Allen