El curso de la raza : the education of Aurelio Manuel Montemayor /
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Author / Creator: | Montemayor, Aurelio M., author. |
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Edition: | First edition. |
Imprint: | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023] |
Description: | xxiii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13155624 |
Summary: | El Curso de la Raza: The Education of Aurelio Manuel Montemayor tells the story of Chicano activist and self-described fronterizo Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, whose dual identities as an educator and political organizer informed his hitherto little-known role in developing a course, or curso , that cultivated Chicano leadership from the barrios . This memoir follows Montemayor during the formative periods of his life--his education, his teaching career, his political awakening--to describe the development of his critical consciousness in 1960s America. The book combines the personal and the political, leading readers along a journey of self-discovery that results in Montemayor's most consequential, yet relatively unknown, contribution to el movimiento , the Curso de la Raza .<br> <br> Along the way, Montemayor grapples with his Mexican and American identities, foregoes his literary pursuits in favor of uplifting la raza , and navigates the pitfalls of movement politics. From marching with the Mexican American Youth Organization to cofounding the first independent Chicano college, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, he recounts lesser-known events and projects of Chicano activism in South Texas. In doing so, he provides a more complete portrait of the Chicano movement through the lens of an educator-turned-activist from the borderlands.<br> <br> In El Curso de la Raza, Montemayor contextualizes his critical consciousness for twenty-first-century audiences. Much like the goals of the Curso , the book aims to educate readers about deriving pedagogy from oppression, historicity from personality, and contemporary insights from past shortcomings. |
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Physical Description: | xxiii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781648431272 1648431275 9781648431289 |