Elizabeth Oglesby
Biographic Data
| ID | 234786 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Oglesby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Oglesby |
| SIGNATURE | OGLESBY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 93 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Guatemala’s genocide trial and the nexus of racism and counterinsurgency
An elderly man sits accused in a cavernous courtroom in Guatemala City wearing noise-blocking headphones. Before him are three Guatemalan judges, two of them women, from the Special Tribunal for Hi
Sí Hubo Genocidio
The Guatemala Reader
The Maya: Before the Europeans 11 II. Invasion and Colonialism 39 III. A Caffeinated Modernism 107 IV. Ten Years of Spring and Beyond 197 V. Roads to Revolution 281 VI. Intent to Destroy 361 VII. An Unsettled Peace 441 VIII. Maya Movements 501 IX.
Breaking the Maya Code
This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, the field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a dogmatic approach to the decipherment. Both personalities and Cold War politics slowed down the process. …
Interviewing landed elites in post-war Guatemala
Guatemala's Genocide Determination and the Spatial Politics of Justice
This paper focuses on the Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification's (CEH) determination that state violence in Guatemala between 1981 and 1983 constituted acts of genocide. The construction of the CEH's argument is analysed, together with its implications for political dynamics within post-war Guatemala. The potential new 'geographies of justice' that flow from the CEH's genocide argument are explored in terms of new venues and avenues…
Guatemaltecas
Educating Citizens in Postwar Guatemala
Research Article| January 01 2007 Educating Citizens in Postwar Guatemala: Historical Memory, Genocide, and the Culture of Peace Elizabeth Oglesby Elizabeth Oglesby Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Radical History Review (2007) 2007 (97): 77-98. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-2006-013 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Elizabeth Oglesby; Educating Citizens …
Corporate Citizenship? Elites, Labor, and the Geographies of Work in Guatemala
In this paper I critically assess the World Bank's adoption of discourses of corporate social responsibility in Latin America. I argue that the turn to private-sector associations as 'agents of development' or 'corporate citizens' is a logical extension of the neoliberal policy repertoire, allowing capital to position itself as the key actor within the arena of civil society and permitting the World Bank to resolve some of its internal debates ar…
Machos and Machetes in Guatemala’s Cane Fields
"Machos and Machetes in Guatemala’s Cane Fields." NACLA Report on the Americas, 34(5), pp. 16–17 Additional informationNotes on contributorsElizabeth OglesbyElizabeth Oglesby is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. She has lived and worked in Guatemala since the mid 1980s
Educating Citizens in Postwar Guatemala
Research Article| January 01 2007 Educating Citizens in Postwar Guatemala: Historical Memory, Genocide, and the Culture of Peace Elizabeth Oglesby Elizabeth Oglesby Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Radical History Review (2007) 2007 (97): 77-98. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-2006-013 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Elizabeth Oglesby; Educating Citizens …
Breaking the Maya Code
This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, the field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a dogmatic approach to the decipherment. Both personalities and Cold War politics slowed down the process. …
Guatemala's Genocide Determination and the Spatial Politics of Justice
This paper focuses on the Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification's (CEH) determination that state violence in Guatemala between 1981 and 1983 constituted acts of genocide. The construction of the CEH's argument is analysed, together with its implications for political dynamics within post-war Guatemala. The potential new 'geographies of justice' that flow from the CEH's genocide argument are explored in terms of new venues and avenues…
Corporate Citizenship? Elites, Labor, and the Geographies of Work in Guatemala
In this paper I critically assess the World Bank's adoption of discourses of corporate social responsibility in Latin America. I argue that the turn to private-sector associations as 'agents of development' or 'corporate citizens' is a logical extension of the neoliberal policy repertoire, allowing capital to position itself as the key actor within the arena of civil society and permitting the World Bank to resolve some of its internal debates ar…
Sí Hubo Genocidio
Interviewing landed elites in post-war Guatemala
Guatemala’s genocide trial and the nexus of racism and counterinsurgency
An elderly man sits accused in a cavernous courtroom in Guatemala City wearing noise-blocking headphones. Before him are three Guatemalan judges, two of them women, from the Special Tribunal for Hi
Machos and Machetes in Guatemala’s Cane Fields
"Machos and Machetes in Guatemala’s Cane Fields." NACLA Report on the Americas, 34(5), pp. 16–17 Additional informationNotes on contributorsElizabeth OglesbyElizabeth Oglesby is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. She has lived and worked in Guatemala since the mid 1980s
Corporate Citizenship? Elites, Labor, and the Geographies of Work in Guatemala
In this paper I critically assess the World Bank's adoption of discourses of corporate social responsibility in Latin America. I argue that the turn to private-sector associations as 'agents of development' or 'corporate citizens' is a logical extension of the neoliberal policy repertoire, allowing capital to position itself as the key actor within the arena of civil society and permitting the World Bank to resolve some of its internal debates ar…
Educating Citizens in Postwar Guatemala
Research Article| January 01 2007 Educating Citizens in Postwar Guatemala: Historical Memory, Genocide, and the Culture of Peace Elizabeth Oglesby Elizabeth Oglesby Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Radical History Review (2007) 2007 (97): 77-98. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-2006-013 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Elizabeth Oglesby; Educating Citizens …
Interviewing landed elites in post-war Guatemala
Guatemala's Genocide Determination and the Spatial Politics of Justice
This paper focuses on the Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification's (CEH) determination that state violence in Guatemala between 1981 and 1983 constituted acts of genocide. The construction of the CEH's argument is analysed, together with its implications for political dynamics within post-war Guatemala. The potential new 'geographies of justice' that flow from the CEH's genocide argument are explored in terms of new venues and avenues…
Guatemaltecas
The Guatemala Reader
The Maya: Before the Europeans 11 II. Invasion and Colonialism 39 III. A Caffeinated Modernism 107 IV. Ten Years of Spring and Beyond 197 V. Roads to Revolution 281 VI. Intent to Destroy 361 VII. An Unsettled Peace 441 VIII. Maya Movements 501 IX.
Breaking the Maya Code
This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, the field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a dogmatic approach to the decipherment. Both personalities and Cold War politics slowed down the process. …
Sí Hubo Genocidio
Guatemala’s genocide trial and the nexus of racism and counterinsurgency
An elderly man sits accused in a cavernous courtroom in Guatemala City wearing noise-blocking headphones. Before him are three Guatemalan judges, two of them women, from the Special Tribunal for Hi
Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Genocide (3 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (3 works) · Latin Americans (3 works)