This is the second volume of the Revelación Intramuros collection. The book brings together the writings of eleven inmates who decided to face and share their experiences in seclusion. The authors participated in every stage of the process, from the conception of the themes that make up this collective creation, the illustrations, to the final stages of the editing process. They chose the themes and with the members of the Colectiva Editorial Hermanas en la Sombra, they worked on developing the content collectively. Writings of the first phase were published in the gazette. Some texts that were produced in the workshop Stories of Life coordinated by R. Aída Hernández, appear in the book Fragmentos de Mujer (Fragments of Women), published by Marina Ruiz, others are published in the book Mareas Cautivas (Captive Tides), in addition to texts produced in the workshop of the Colectiva Editorial Hermanas en la Sombra and exercises which guest artists have proposed in their visits to CERESO prison.
This article opens an ethnographic window to observe the new border crossings that thousands of indigenous people live in Latin America. To examine the complexity and political potential of transnational and translocal identities, the article starts with a case study: the reality of the indigenous Mames of Chiapas, a Mayan town in southeastern Mexico. The Mam people have experienced different migratory processes and border crossings in search of life alternatives. Their historical experience of continuous mobility across national, regional and religious borders has influenced their different conceptions of community, without necessarily transcending the territory because, as this article will show, references to the place are always present in their identity narratives
In the last decade, we have seen the emergence, in different regions of Latin America, of the organizational processes of indigenous women in which the collective demands of their peoples are combined with their specific gender demands. We have witnessed the emergence of a new political identity that is not diluted in the political identities of the Indian peoples or in the gender identities of feminist movements. This book aims to give an account of these new social movements, reconstructing the different trajectories of struggle and political genealogies that have marked the lives of organized indigenous women in Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia.
The Maya Indian peoples of Chiapas had been mobilizing politically for years before the Zapatista rebellion that brought them to international attention. This authoritative volume explores the different ways that Indians across Chiapas have carved out autonomous cultural and political spaces in their diverse communities and regions. Offering a consistent and cohesive vision of the complex evolution of a region and its many cultures and histories, this work is a fundamental source for understanding key issues in nation-building. In a unique collaboration, the book brings together recognized authorities who have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarships with social and political activism. Their combined perspectives, many previously unavailable in English, make this volume the most authoritative, richly detailed, and authentic work available on the people behind the Zapatista movement.