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INTS 130: Intro to Latin American Studies: Indigenous Representation

Mel Gibson "Apocalypto" 2006

"Apocalypto" Tortures the Facts, Expert Says
By Stefan Lovgren in National Geographic (2006)
Apocalypto: A New Beginning or a Step Backward?
By Zachary X. Hruby on Mesoweb
Apocalypto — controversy in Central America
By Peter T. Chattaway in Patheos (2007)
Apocalypto' now for Mel, Maya and historians ; Experts worry that Gibson may sacrifice history for his story
By Dan Vergano in USA Today (2006)
Orcs in Loincloths
By Andrea Stone in Archaeology (2007)
Step by Step, Bloody Tale of Maya Conquest
By Thomas H. Maugh II in The Los Angeles Times (2002)

Ridley Scott, "1492: The Conquest of Paradise" 1992

What Shall We Tell the Children? The Press Encounters Columbus
By Marvin Lunenfeld in History Teacher Vol. 25, No. 2 (Feb 1992): pp. 137-44.
Columbian Encounters: Beyond 1992
By James Axtell in The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 2 (Apr 1992), pp. 335-360.

Salvador Carrasco, "La Otra Conquista (The Other Conquest)" 1999

The Aztec Aristocracy in Colonial Mexico
By Charles Gibson in Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Jan1960), pp. 169-196.
2012: The Other Conquest – A Great Aztec Film To Watch For The End Times Of The World
Lord Pakal Ahau's Maya Diaries (2012).
The Contact of Cultures: Perspectives on the Quincentenary
By Ida Altman & Reginald D. Butler in The American Historical Review, Vol. 99, No. 2 (Apr 1994), pp. 478-503.

The Limits of Racial Domination: plebeian society in colonial Mexico City, 1660-1720 by R. Douglas Cope
ISBN: 9780299140434
Publication Date: 1994

Roland Joffe, "The Mission" 1986

'The Mission': Two Views
By John Devitt & William Riley in The Furrow, Vol. 37, No. 12 (Dec 1986), pp. 796-802.
Light Shining in Darkness: Roland Joffe on "The Mission"
By Michael Dempsey in Film Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 4 (Summer 1987), pp. 2-11.
From Tupã to the Land without Evil: The Christianization of Tupi-Guarani Cosmology
By Judith Shapiro in American Ethnologist, Vol. 14, No. 1, Frontiers of Christian Evangelism (Feb 1987), pp. 126-139.

Documentary: "The Making of the Mission" 1986

Considering Human Rights Films, Representation, and Ethics: Whose Face?
By Sonia Tascon in Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 3 (August 2012), pp. 864-883.

Documentary: "Cuando Tiemblan las Montanas (When the Mountains Tremble)" 1983

"When the Mountains Tremble": An Interview with Pamela Yates
By Alan Rosenthal & Pamela Yates in Film Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Autumn, 1985), pp. 2-10.
Introduction
By Jan Rus in Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 26, No. 6, If Truth Be Told: A Forum on David Stoll's "Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans" (Nov., 1999), pp. 5-14.

Jayro Bustamonte, "Ixcanul (Volcano)" 2015

This Mayan-Language Film Is The Best Thing In Theaters Right Now
By Nico Pitney in Huffpost (updated 2017).

Engendering Mayan History: Kaqchikel women as agents and conduits of the past, 1875-1970 by David Carey Jr.
Call Number: F 1465.2 .C3 C36 2006
ISBN: 0415945607
Publication Date: 2006
Read pp. 1-30.

Ciro Guerra, "Embrace of the Serpent" 2015

‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Ciro Guerra’s Searching Tale About Invaded Amazon Cultures
By Nicholas Casey in The New York Times (Feb 2016).
Film Review: ‘Embrace of the Serpent’
By Justin Chang in Variety (Jun 2015).
The Director of ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ On Why His Amazon-Set Film Flips History on Its Head
By Andrew S. Vargas in Remezcla (Feb 2016).
Towards an Environmental History of the Amazon: From Prehistory to the Nineteenth Century
By David Cleary in Latin American Research Review, Vol. 36, No. 2 (2001), pp. 64-96.
The Amazon Rubber Boom: Labor Control, Resistance, and Failed Plantation Development Revisited
By Oliver T. Coomes & Bradford L. Barham in The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 74, No. 2 (May 1994), pp. 231-257.