Pa k’u’x / Desde el centro / From the Center
University of Kansas- Ignacio Carvajal, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Kansas, and Co-Principal Investigator, Stories for All
- Nela Tahay, K’iche’ instructor, Nahualá, Sololá, Guatemala
- Willy Barreno, Founder, Ki’kotemal Tijob’al, Guatemala
- Vianna González, Founder, Ki’kotemal Tijob’al, Guatemala
Project Description
This project serves two main purposes, both of them anchored around Guatemala specifically and Central America in general. The first aim of the project is to create a digital repository dedicated to Maya K’iche’ language learning. K’iche’ is the most widely spoken Mayan language in Guatemala. By creating language materials centering on the life of K’iche’ instructor Manuela Tahay Tzaj, from Nahualá Sololá, who teaches language using stories of Maya culture, we hope both to share her story and provide materials for language learning to a wider community, both in Guatemala and the diaspora. The second goal is to create a digital repository that features interdisciplinary approaches to studying Central America and the Central American Diaspora. These materials explore knowledge production – engaging literature, culture, history, activism, among others – through talks by invited guests and collaborative design with language educators and activists, artists, and scholars.
Partner Details
Ignacio Carvajal
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Kansas, and Co-Principal Investigator, Stories for All
Nela Tahay
K’iche’ instructor, Nahualá, Sololá, Guatemala
Willy Barreno
Founder, Ki’kotemal Tijob’al, Guatemala
Vianna González
Founder, Ki’kotemal Tijob’al, Guatemala
