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Encyclopedia Articles (1)

Rigoberta Menchú

2,405 words, approx. 9 pages

Rigoberta Menchú Born 1959 Chimel, El Quiché, Guatemala Human rights activist and author Rigoberta Menchú is a dedicated advocate for the human rights of indigenous (native) peo... Read more

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Rigoberta Menchú

1,066 words, approx. 4 pages

Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959) was a Guatemalan human rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Despite her youth she became an eloquent spokesperson for the rights of the indigenous... Read more

Essays & Analysis (23)

Critical Review by Nicci Gerrard

822 words, approx. 3 pages

In the following review, Gerrard summarizes the major thematic messages in I, Rigoberta Menchú. We are daily faced with testimonies of appalling oppression and statistics of human rights'... Read more

Critical Review by Margaret Randall

1,956 words, approx. 7 pages

In the following review of Crossing Borders, which traces Menchú's role as an activist beginning with the publication of I, Rigoberta Menchú in 1983, Randall praises the work�... Read more

Critical Review by Deidre McFayden

759 words, approx. 3 pages

In the following review, McFayden argues that Menchú's second autobiography, Crossing Borders, is stale and disappointing in comparison to I, Rigoberta Menchú. Noble Prize–... Read more

Critical Review by Georg M. Gugelberger

2,610 words, approx. 9 pages

In the following review of Rigoberta: La nieta de los Mayas, Gugelberger asserts that the autobiography is tightly structured and reflects Menchú's political maturity. El futuro lo podem... Read more

Critical Essay by Molly Moore

859 words, approx. 3 pages

In the following essay, Moore discusses Menchú's first public statements regarding the allegations of falsehoods in her autobiography I, Rigoberta Menchú. Rigoberta Menchú,... Read more

Critical Essay by Robin Wilson

2,846 words, approx. 10 pages

In the following essay, Wilson explores the controversy surrounding the alleged fabrications in I, Rigoberta Menchú. The autobiography of a poor Guatemalan woman whose family was oppressed by l... Read more

Critical Review by Greg Grandin and Francisco Goldman

1,463 words, approx. 5 pages

In the following review, Grandin faults David Stoll's criticisms of Menchú and her autobiography I, Rigoberta Menchú. In the early eighties, I, Rigoberta Menchú became an i... Read more

Critical Review by Charles Lane

4,210 words, approx. 15 pages

In the following review, Lane discusses the accusations of deception that David Stoll brought against Menchú in his book Rigoberta Menchú and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans. In the em... Read more

Critical Essay by Calvin Reid

868 words, approx. 3 pages

In the following essay, Reid summarizes David Stoll's various allegations against Menchú and I, Rigoberta Menchú. Speaking through an interpreter at a press conference in New York... Read more

Interview by Rigoberta Menchú, Jo-Marie Burt, and Fred Rosen

2,674 words, approx. 9 pages

In the following interview, Menchú responds to several of David Stoll's accusations against her autobiography I, Rigoberta Menchú. Rigoberta Menchú, who was awarded the Nob... Read more

Critical Essay by Peter Canby

6,727 words, approx. 23 pages

In the following essay, Canby summarizes Stoll's criticisms against Menchú and I, Rigoberta Menchú, and discusses the details surrounding the autobiography's editorial deve... Read more

Critical Review by Claudia Salazar

1,685 words, approx. 6 pages

In the following review of I, Rigoberta Menchú, Salazar argues that the autobiography's language both disrupts and challenges typical political dichotomies. In the context of the Third W... Read more

Critical Essay by Elizabeth Burgos

5,138 words, approx. 18 pages

In the following essay, Burgos, the editor of I, Rigoberta Menchú, describes how she came to know Menchú and how she handled the transcription and development of the material that appear... Read more

Critical Essay by Gary H. Gossen

2,226 words, approx. 8 pages

In the following essay, Gossen argues that I, Rigoberta Menchú should be categorized as a work of epic literature. I would like to address three themes that link Rigoberta Menchú'... Read more

Critical Essay by David Stoll

5,008 words, approx. 17 pages

In the following essay, Stoll, author of Rigoberta Menchú and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans, responds to his critics by analyzing the nature of insurrection and by differentiating between s... Read more

Critical Essay by Elizabeth Burgos

1,089 words, approx. 4 pages

In the following essay, Burgos discusses the negative repercussions that have resulted from classifying I, Rigoberta Menchú as a testimonio. I have preferred to keep out of the controversies th... Read more

Critical Essay by Doris Sommer

8,454 words, approx. 29 pages

In the following essay on I, Rigoberta Menchú, Sommer examines the “secrets” Menchú refers to in her autobiography, studying the role that language plays in forming and pre... Read more

Interview by Rigoberta Menchú and Mary Jo McConahay

3,454 words, approx. 12 pages

In the following interview, Menchú discusses her role in international politics and her opinions on the Guatemalan civil war. Rigoberta Menchú received the Nobel Peace Prize in December,... Read more

Critical Essay by Hector Tobar

5,091 words, approx. 17 pages

In the following essay, Tobar examines the events in Guatemala that lead to Menchú publishing I, Rigoberta Menchú and her eventual winning of the Nobel Peace Prize. A society of Indian h... Read more

Critical Review by Linda Larson

827 words, approx. 3 pages

In the following positive review of I, Rigoberta Menchú, Larson argues that the autobiography is successful because of Menchú's deep connection with her country and the land. Rigo... Read more

Critical Review by Alice Brittin

6,391 words, approx. 22 pages

In the following review, Brittin examines the dynamic that Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú—which is considered to be a Central American testimonio—creates between the subject and reader... Read more

Critical Essay by Mary Jane Treacy

4,888 words, approx. 17 pages

In the following essay, Treacy explores the politicization of Menchú and her autobiography I, Rigoberta Menchú. I'd like to stress that it's not only my life, it's a... Read more

Critical Review by Pamela Constable

862 words, approx. 3 pages