Paper/Proposal Title
Literary Didacticism in Indigenous & Latinx Human Rights Literature
Location
Intersection of Arts, Tech, and Advocacy
Start Date
10-3-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
10-3-2019 10:30 AM
Keywords
Latinx literature, indigenous literature, human rights, activism
Abstract
This presentation offers a survey of the complex strategies literary advocates for indigenous and Latinx human rights have used for successfully educating, persuading, and engaging readers. I argue that the history of human rights literature demonstrates that finding an effective balance between political persuasion and constructing an engaging piece of fiction is quite challenging, while also suggesting strategies that have been proven over time to be more effective than others.
Author/Speaker Biographical Statement(s)
Tereza M. Szeghi is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Social Justice at the University of Dayton, with expertise in American Indian and Latinx Literatures and Human Rights Studies.
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American Studies Commons, Chicana/o Studies Commons, Comparative Literature Commons, Indigenous Studies Commons, Latina/o Studies Commons
Literary Didacticism in Indigenous & Latinx Human Rights Literature
Intersection of Arts, Tech, and Advocacy
This presentation offers a survey of the complex strategies literary advocates for indigenous and Latinx human rights have used for successfully educating, persuading, and engaging readers. I argue that the history of human rights literature demonstrates that finding an effective balance between political persuasion and constructing an engaging piece of fiction is quite challenging, while also suggesting strategies that have been proven over time to be more effective than others.
