MEPU, Guatemala
M.A., State University of New York, Albany
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
vmontejo at ucdavis.edu
Research Interests:
Ethnohistory; ethnography; oral traditions and folklore. Indigenous literatures, native knowledge; Indgenous People of Mesoamerica (Mayan), Human Rights/refugees.
Books and Publications:
Victor Montejo and Luis Garay
Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya
(Artes De Mexico Y Del Mundo S.A., 2005)
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
- NAS 1 Introduction to Native American Studies (4)
- NAS 117 Native American Governmental Decision Making (4)
- NAS 181B Native American Literature (4-4-4)
- NAS 188 Special Topics in Native American Literary Studies (4)
- NAS 191 Topics in Native American Studies (4)
Graduate Courses Taught:
- NAS 200 Basic Concepts in Native American Studies (4)
- NAS 202 Advanced Topics in Native American Studies (4)
- NAS 335
More information:
- An Interview with Victor Montejo, interview from Spring 1992 Curbstone INK conducted by Curbstone staff and interns.
- American Maya Goes to Guatemalan Congress, by Mary Jo McConahay for Pacific News Service, December 29, 2003.
- Sculpted Stones (Piedras Labradas) by Victor Montejo