The Serpent's Plumes
eBook - ePub

The Serpent's Plumes

Contemporary Nahua Flowered Words in Movement

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Serpent's Plumes

Contemporary Nahua Flowered Words in Movement

About this book

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 worldviews-namely, 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.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access The Serpent's Plumes by Adam W. Coon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Latin American & Caribbean Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction The Serpent’s Quills, Keyboards, and Touchscreens: Writing, Not Being Written
  7. Chapter One More Mexican Because We Speak Mexican: Natalio HernĂĄndez Transgressing the Borders of Nationalist Discourse
  8. Chapter Two Ritual Shouts of the Forgotten: Anti-colonial Protest in Martín Tonalmeyotl’s Tlalkatsajtsilistle
  9. Chapter Three Grinding Words: Ethel Xochitiotzin PĂ©rez’s Subversion of Nahua and Nation-State Patriarchy in Tlaoxtika in tlajtoli
  10. Chapter Four Words of Water: Fluid Nahua Identities in Judith Santopietro’s Palabras de agua
  11. Chapter Five Redressing the Eagle and Feathered Serpent: Mardonio Carballo’s Trans-Indigenous Dialogues and Descolonizing Contrapunteo
  12. Chapter Six Nahuatl Language and Territory as Coping Strategies in Ateri Miyawatl’s Neijmantototsintle (2018) and Tsintatak (2020)
  13. Conclusion Slinging Xochitlajtoli at Dams: A Prismatic Project(ion) of Contemporary Nahua Literature
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
  17. Back Cover