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One of the most interesting things from the reading this week for me was the chapter about all of the lessons Rigoberta had learned form her mother. Particularly, I was really interested in the intersection between gender, family, and revolution, and how Rigoberta and her mother each thought about these issues. In one of my […] read full post >>

This story serves as a crucial representation and example to draw from on the historical treatment of the Indigenous. Menchú’s work experiences and loss of those closest showed the dynamic of the Quiché being positioned as second class citizens. Mother... read full post >>

This story serves as a crucial representation and example to draw from on the historical treatment of the Indigenous. Menchú’s work experiences and loss of those closest showed the dynamic of the Quiché being positioned as second class citizens. Mother... read full post >>

Although the second half of this work was a lot harder for me to get through, the resilience of Rigoberta and her community is very powerful. Much like the first half, Rigoberta really drives home the importance of community in standing up to colonial power. Beyond this, though, I really enjoyed the way Rigoberta refused […] read full post >>

As I read through the passages, I was completely engaged. This text feels more accessible and direct than the other texts we have been reading. While the transcription process has controversies, I understand why it won the Nobel Peace Prize. Overall, it captures the struggles, resilience, and triumphs of Rigoberta Menchú while offering profound insights […] read full post >>

The second half of the book focused on more Rigoberta’s experiences in her more adult stages in her life, focusing on political issues and social values in her community. The scenes were described in great detail, describing the horrific death and torture that the people around her had experienced before their deaths. In last week’s […] read full post >>

I found it a unique struggle to read the second half of this novel and question its validity. The actions committed are so heinous and cruel that I could hardly imagine anyone making them up from nowhere. Particularly in cases like the death of her family, or her friend Dona Petrona, the detailed emotion from […] read full post >>

The second half of I, Rigoberta Menchú was (somehow) more brutal as the first. As Rigoberta explains how she became actively involved in guerrilla groups and resistance movements to protect her community, she is met over and over again with the deaths of members of her community, her compañeros and her family members. I was … Continue reading I, Rigoberta Menchú, Week Two read full post >>

In this first half of the Popul Vuh, my attention was fixed mostly on the creation myth: on the world which was only “broad sky” and “expanse of sea,” both “all alone.” I’m often drawn to creation myths, mostly because, however implicitly, they seem to relay for us what matters most, and what is meant […] read full post >>

While reading the second half of I, Rigoberta Menchú was just as interesting as the first (and I’m not Andrew, so I mean that sincerely), what I am more interested in is how it pertains to wider conversations of the book’s commentary on Menchú’s agency in her testimonial. In class, we talked about whether or […] read full post >>