At peace in the corn: Maya narratives and the dynamics of fieldwork in Guatemala
Titel:
At peace in the corn: Maya narratives and the dynamics of fieldwork in Guatemala
Auteur:
Lovell, W. George
Verschenen in:
Gender, place and culture
Paginering:
Jaargang 15 (2008) nr. 1 pagina's 75-81
Jaar:
2008-02
Inhoud:
Between 1961 and 1996 civil war in Guatemala claimed the lives of an estimated 200,000 people, over 80% of whom (according to a United Nations Truth Commission) were Maya Indians. The experience of one Maya family, whose story is narrated, raises questions pertaining to continued insecurity, lack of justice, and uninvestigated crimes, the combined effects of which still haunt and charge community life throughout the countryside. Telling about the experience of one family also raises issues concerning the vicissitudes of representation and how fieldwork can, on occasion, yield unanticipated but rewarding returns.
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