Hana Muzika Kahn
Hana Muzika Kahn
PhD, Rutgers University
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Teaching and research interests
My research focuses on works by bilingual Mayan writers of Central America with an emphasis on (self) translation and re-writing in the sociolinguistic context of indigenous language revitalization. I use a comparative approach in analyzing the cultural content, literary style, and linguistic characteristics of works in Q’anjob’al, K’iche’ and Spanish, and other languages. My teaching interests include Spanish/French/English Translation; Spanish for Health and Human Services; Contemporary Latin-American and Indigenous Literature, Film and Culture; and the Communicative Approach in language instruction.
Most recent Publications
1. “Maya Identity in the Bilingual K’iche’-Spanish Poetry of Humberto Ak’abal.” Crossing Over: Redefining the Scope of Border Studies. Eds. Antonio Medina-Rivera and Diana Orendi. Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2007)
2. “Maya Oral Tradition as the Foundation of the New Written Literary Canon: The Testimonial Novel of Gaspar Pedro González.” Latin American Indian Literatures Journal 22: 1 (2006)
3. “Humberto Ak’abal: Bilingual Maya Poet of Guatemala.” La Jornada Literaria VIII:1 (2005)
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