Interpreting Menchu's account
Sociocultural and linguistic contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12213263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Enrique T Trueba (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 115-129 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-8398 • E-ISSN: 1366-5898 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/095183900235645 |
| OpenAlex | W1983916512 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article provides a broader theoretical and sociohistoricalcontext in which to explore possible interpretations of Rigoberta Menchu's account regarding the atrocities committed against the Mayan people of the Altiplano in Guatemala. By focusing on the larger context, I attempt to bring attention to the need for a better understanding of ethnographic research based not on secondary sources but on first-hand data systematically collected in field-based settings. Such fieldwork requires that we take into consideration the language and culture of the people under study in order to arrive at credible interpretations of their statements
Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Ethnography · Field (mathematics · Linguistics · Order (exchange · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Philosophy · Politics and Society in Latin America
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |