Author : Michael T. Millar
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820476117
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (761 download)
Book Synopsis Spaces of Representation by : Michael T. Millar
Download or read book Spaces of Representation written by Michael T. Millar and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spaces of Representation: The Struggle for Social Justice in Postwar Guatemala juxtaposes a variety of contemporary Guatemalan discourses - literary fiction, testimonio, historical and political documents, and popular drama - calling into question such notions as truth, clarification, memory, and storytelling in the representation of human experience. It analyzes these texts in an effort to further a broader understanding of the dynamic social tensions that continue to exist in Guatemala despite the signing of the 1996 Peace Accords. This book illuminates the contemporary cultural production of Guatemala by highlighting peace and social justice - not as accomplished political and economic goals, but as perpetual motives for social transformation in Central America.