The Serpent's Plumes : Contemporary Nahua Flowered Words in Movement
by
Adam W. Coon
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1438497784
ISBN-13
9781438497785
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Imprint
State University of New York Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 2nd, 2024
Print length
358 Pages
Weight
524 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.90 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Literature: history & criticismLiterary studies: from c 1900 -
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Draws on Nahua concepts to explore Nahua literary production and contributions to cultural activism from the 1980s to the present.
The Serpent''s Plumes analyzes contemporary Nahua cultural production, principally bilingual Nahuatl-Spanish xochitlajtoli, or "poetry," written from the 1980s to the present. Adam W. Coon draws on Nahua perspectives as a decolonizing theoretical framework to argue that Nahua writers deploy unique worldviewsnamely, ixtlamatilistli ("knowledge with the face," which highlights the value of personal experiences); yoltlajlamikilistli ("knowledge with the heart," which underscores the importance of affective intelligence); and tlaixpan ("that which is in front," which presents the past as lying ahead of a subject rather than behind). The views of ixtlamatilistli, yoltlajlamikilistli, and tlaixpan are key in Nahua struggles and effectively challenge those who attempt to marginalize Native knowledge production.
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