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Musings from the goddesses Tonantzin and Xochiquetzal

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2008-10-24
Title: Musings from the goddesses Tonantzin and Xochiquetzal.
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Name(s): Dominguez-Karimi, Rebecca, creator
Comparative Studies Program
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Conference
Date Issued: 2008-10-24
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 2 p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: 165921 (digitool), FADT165921 (IID), fau:31954 (fedora)
Note(s): Written as a creative memoir, this piece will highlight the deterioration of the environment through the loss of habitats and insect and animal species, weaving together elements taken from Aztec and Mayan mythology, green consciousness, and Eco-feminist theory to form a cohesive tapestry that laments the loss of the species, but with an eye to the future. Rebecca Dominguez-Karimi is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University. She obtained her MA in Liberal Studies from FAU with an emphasis in Oral History and Creative Writing (Non-Fiction). She specializes in issues affecting the Mexican American community in Texas. This paper was presented at the Comparative Studies Association 2008 Conference: Interdisciplinarity and Environmental Sustainability.
Subject(s): Ecofeminism
Indian mythology -- Mexico
Aztec mythology
Maya mythology
Goddesses
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/165921
Host Institution: FAU

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Title: Musings from the goddesses Tonantzin and Xochiquetzal.
Name(s): Dominguez-Karimi, Rebecca, creator
Comparative Studies Program
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Type of Resource: mixed material
Genre: Conference
Date Issued: 2008-10-24
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form: mp3/pdf
Extent: 00:18:47 : 2 p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: 165923 (digitool), FADT165923p (IID)
Note(s): Written as a creative memoir, this piece will highlight the deterioration of the environment through the loss of habitats and insect and animal species, weaving together elements taken from Aztec and Mayan mythology, green consciousness, and Eco-feminist theory to form a cohesive tapestry that laments the loss of the species, but with an eye to the future. Rebecca Dominguez-Karimi is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University. She obtained her MA in Liberal Studies from FAU with an emphasis in Oral History and Creative Writing (Non-Fiction). She specializes in issues affecting the Mexican American community in Texas. This paper was presented at the Comparative Studies Association 2008 Conference: Interdisciplinarity and Environmental Sustainability.
Subject(s): Ecofeminism
Indian mythology -- Mexico
Aztec mythology
Maya mythology
Goddesses
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT165923p
Host Institution: FAU

In Collections