Mexican Public Intellectuals [electronic resource] /
Castillo, D.editor.
Day, S.editor.
In Mexico, the participation of intellectuals in public life has always been extraordinary, and for many the price can be high. Highlighting prominent figures that have made incursions into issues such as elections, human rights, foreign policy, and the drug war, this volume paints a picture of the ever-changing context of Mexican intellectualism.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction:  A New Kind of Public Intellectual?; Chapter 1 The Democratic Dogma: Héctor Aguilar Camín, Jorge G. Castañeda, and Enrique Krauze in the Neoliberal Crucible; Chapter 2 Engaging Intellectuals: Andrés Henestrosa and Elena Poniatowska; Chapter 3 Monsiváis in a Nutshell; Chapter 4 Guadalupe Loaeza's Blonded Ambition: Lip-Synching, Plagiarism, and Power Poses; Chapter 5 It's My (National) Stage Too: Sabina Berman and Jesusa Rodríguez as Public Intellectuals
Chapter 6 From Accounting to Recounting: Esther Chávez Cano and the Articulation of Advocacy, Agency, and Justice on the US-MeChapter 7 Mayan Cultural Agency through Performance: Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya-Fomma; Chapter 8 María Novaro: Feminist Filmmaking as Public Voice; Chapter 9 The Masked Intellectual: Marcos and the Speech of the Rainforest; Chapter 10 Javier Sicilia: Public Mourning for the Sons of Mexico; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Mexico, the participation of intellectuals in public life has always been extraordinary, and for many the price can be high. Highlighting prominent figures that have made incursions into issues such as elections, human rights, foreign policy, and the drug war, this volume paints a picture of the ever-changing context of Mexican intellectualism.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Fiction.
America—Literatures.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Latin American Culture.
Fiction.
North American Literature.