Session Details

Saturday, 29 December

640. Interpreting Historical Turbulence: Mexican Writers on Tlatelolco, the Earthquake of ’85, and the Zapatista Rebellion

9:00–10:15 p.m., Parlor G, Sheraton Chicago

A special session

Presiding: Cynthia Steele, Univ. of Washington, Seattle

1. “Being There: Voice and Representation in the ‘Other’ Testimonios de Tlatelolco,” Juan J. Rojo, Texas Christian Univ.

2. “¡En esta esquina ...! The Polarization of Society in the Literature of Mexico City’s 1985 Earthquake,” Berenice Villagómez, Univ. of Toronto

3. “Narrativizing Indigenous Rebellion,” Carol D’Lugo, Clark Univ.

Respondent: Cynthia Steele

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