| This symposium is designed to give an idea of the significance that indigenous literature has for Mexican society. Issues dealt with cover the author's socio-political responsibility as well as cultural, regional, linguistic and social diversity, and the question is addressed of what it means for a writer to belong to a multi-ethnic state with inequality and mechanisms of suppression.
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Understanding Literature and the Writer's Function Lecture: Diego Méndez Guzmán Diego Méndez Guzmán, born in 1967 in Ch’ixaltontik in Chiapas state, speaks Tzeltal and Tzotzil. His writings in Tzeltal appear in magazines, newspapers and collections. In this lecture, he confronts the issue of what it means to write under conditions of inequality and suppression.
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Discrimination versus
Cultural Diversity Lecture: Santiago Domínguez Aké
Statement: Klaus Zimmermann Santiago Domínguez Aké, born in 1951 in Muxupip, Yucatán, has been working since 1981 as an artist in the Yucatan regional administration. In 1997, his work "Kool tu kaajil Muxupip“ appeared, which includes a picture of Mayan cultural diversity. Klaus Zimmermann, Professor for Romance Languages at the University of Bremen, primarily concentrates on the Latin-American linguistic area and indigenous languages.
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