I am Maya (sometimes): Fetishizing Mayaland
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2024-10-23
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Castillo Cocom, Juan A.
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Juan A. Castillo Cocom is Maya (sometimes) and professor at the Maya Intercultural University of Quintana Roo, Mexico. A specialist in Maya philosophy and epistemology, Dr. Castillo Cocom's work challenges deeply held assumptions among scholars and the general public alike about "Maya" identity and Maya identity politics. Using the concept of "ethnoexodus" as an identity strategy, Dr. Castillo Cocom will discuss the temporal, cultural, and situational factors that allow the Maya peoples to escape the discriminatory processes of sociocultural marginalization.