Social Justice, Identity, and Language in Oaxaca:
Summer study abroad for heritage speakers

SPAN 375: Current Topics/Independent Study

  • “Museos Comunitarios: Una lucha para la identidad y la preservación comunitaria” by Lucy Arias

    What happens when the federal government comes to your town and wants to remove your ancestor’s artifacts to display them in a national museum? In 2022, Arias researched how several Oaxacan communities have created their own museums to prevent this. She got to visit stakeholders at several museums and interview an INAH professor who helped form 24 community museums.