Education
Arias holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology of Literature, from L"Ecole des Hautes Etudes Paris, France.
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Arturo Arias
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He has taught courses specializing in: Central American literature. Indigenous literatures. Social and critical theory.
Race, gender and sexuality in post-colonial societies.
Cultural studies, and ethnographic approaches. Arias has previously taught at San Francisco State University and the University of Redlands in Southern California,and he is a past president of the Latin American Studies Association.
(1978) He has published seven novels and four academic books His most recent novel is Arias de Don Giovanni (FyG Editores, 2010).
His books in English includeThe Rigoberta Menchú Controversy, Taking their Word, After the Bombs, and Rattlesnake.
Achievements
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Anna Seghers Prize 1990 for his novel Jaguar en llamas Academy Award 1985 for Best Original Screenplay (El Norte). Company-writer Casa de las Américas Prize 1981 for his novel Itzam-Na Casa de las Américas Prize 1979 for his essay Ideologías, literatura y sociedad durante la revolución guatemalteca 1944-1954.
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Nationality
Guatemalan
Awards
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Américas prize; Academy award; Casa de las Américas Prize; Anna Seghers award Anna Seghers Prize 1990 for his novel Jaguar en llamas Academy Award 1985 for Best Original Screenplay (El Norte); co-writer Casa de las Américas Prize 1981 for his novel Itzam-Na Casa de las Américas Prize 1979 for his essay Ideologías, literatura y sociedad durante la revolución guatemalteca 1944-1954Américas prize; Academy award; Casa de las Américas Prize; Anna Seghers award Anna Seghers Prize 1990 for his novel Jaguar en llamas Academy Award 1985 for Best Original Screenplay (El Norte); co-writer Casa de las Américas Prize 1981 for his novel Itzam-Na Casa de las Américas Prize 1979 for his essay Ideologías, literatura y sociedad durante la revolución guatemalteca 1944-1954