Annotated Bibliography
Anderson, Arthur J. O., and Charles E. Dribble. General History of the Things of New Spain: Florentine Codex. Translated from the Aztec into English, with notes and illustrations. Book 12-Conquest of Mexico. Second edition, revised ed. Santa Fe [New Mexico: The School of American Research and the University of Utah, 1975.
Fray Bernardino de Sahagún documented Mexican civilization in a lifelong endeavor. He and his indigenous students collected vast amounts of ethnographic and historical material in Nahuatl in the sixteenth century.
Anguiano, Arturo. "40 years ago, state massacre - Mexico 1968: society erupts onto the political stage." International Viewpoint - News and analysis from the Fourth International. http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1495 (accessed August 2, 2011).
This article from the IV International contains detailed information presented from a definite viewpoint.
Brumfiel, Elizabeth M., and Gary M. Feinman. The Aztec World. New York: Abrams, 2008.
The book offers a richly illustrated series of essays on different topics produced in association with an exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago.
Caistor, Nick. Mexico City: A Cultural and Literary Companion. New York: Interlink Books, 2000.
Part of Interlink Books' Cities of the Imagination series.
Castillo, Bernal Díaz de, Carmelo Sáenz de Santa María, and Luis Sáinz de Medrano. Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España. 1. ed. Barcelona, España: Planeta, 1992.
One of Cortés' captains offers an account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
Chaplin, Julia. "Art on the Edge in Mexico City - NYTimes.com." Travel - Guides and Deals for Hotels, Restaurants and Vacations - The New York Times - The New York Times
. http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/travel/25mexicocity.html?scp=1&sq=Art%20on%20the%20Edge%20in%20Mexico%20City&st=cse (accessed August 4, 2011).
Julia Chaplin writes on the revitalization of the arts scene in Mexico City.
Cortés, Hernán, Francisco Antonio Lorenzana, and Joseph Antonio de Hogal. "Historia de Nueva-España | Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes." Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra/historia-de-nuevaespana—0/ (accessed July 25, 2011).
The letters of relation from Hernán Cortés to the Emperor Carlos V. Second letter, October 30, 1520, pp. 130-133.
Cortés writes dispatches to a young sovereign.
Cortés, Hernán, and Francis Augustus MacNutt. Fernando Cortes, His Five Letters of Relation to the Emperor Charles V. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1908. Edited with preface and biography by Francis A. MacNutt. Available online through Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=_AIOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false
A 1908 English translation of Cortés' letters featuring a biography reflecting the attitudes of the time.
Dillon, Sam. "Mexico City Journal; Anniversary of '68 Massacre Brings Facts to Light - New York Times." Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/14/world/mexico-city-journal-anniversary-of-68-massacre-brings-facts-to-light.html?scp=2&sq=sam+dillon&st=nyt (accessed August 4, 2011).
Sam Dillon summarizes facts that came to light as the 30th anniversary of the Tlatelolco massacre drew near.
El Grito. DVD. Directed by Leobardo Lopez Arretche. Mexico City: Centro Universitario de Cinematografía, 1968.
A documentary made by film students who accompanied the student demonstrators in Mexico City in 1968.
Eloy Martínez, Tomás. "Tres historias de Mayo." Sololiteratura.com - Página principal. http://sololiteratura.com/tom/tomarttreshistorias.htm (accessed August 3, 2011).
Eloy Martínez writes for the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación on the legacy of the popular uprisings of 1968.
Faulkner, William. "Act I, Scene 3." In Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, 1951. 92.
This experimental novel is the sequel to Sanctuary, continuing the story of Temple Drake.
Foucault, Michel. "Of Other Places." Diacritics 16, no. 22 (1986): 7.
Cited in Theatre/Archaeology; Foucault outlines the idea of the heterotopia.
Gordon, Kyle. "Linguafolio Wisconsin: Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers." Wisconsin Association For Language Teachers. http://www.waflt.org/index.php?q=node/3 (accessed August 2, 2011).
This manual provides a rubric and portfolio system for documenting student progress towards Wisconsin standards for world language instruction. A rubric here shows the historical focus at every level of culture instruction, p. 16.
Gómara, Francisco, and José Luis de Rojas. La conquista de México. 1. ed. Madrid: Dastin, 2000.
Cortés' personal secretary provides an account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
Hargrove, Thomas, and Robin A. Beck, Jr. "SEAC 2001: Magnetometer and Auger Testing at the Berry Site, Burke County, North Carolina." Papers and Presentations. http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~arch/Beckpaper (accessed August 1, 2011).
This paper contains a record of the preservation history of the site of Fort San Juan, the first European settlement in the North American interior.
Hassig, Ross. Mexico and the Spanish Conquest. London: Longman, 1994.
Ross Hassig presents an account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
Hawley, Chris. "Bloodshed in Mexico Not as Bad as in 1990s." Arizona Local News - Phoenix Arizona News - Phoenix Breaking News - azcentral.com. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/08/04/20100804mexico-death-toll-lower-than-1990s.html (accessed August 5, 2011).
Chris Hawley discusses the perceptions and realities of trends in violence.
"Hostal Virreyes." Hostal Virreyes. http://www.hostalvirreyes.com.mx/navegarIng/index_hostal.html (accessed August 4, 2011).
The legendary Hostal (or Hotel) Virreyes in the Centro Histórico is a 19th century residence converted into an opulent hotel in 1947 and expanded in 1958; it hosted Mexican and North American stars from Kid Azteca to Rock Hudson and Piper Laurie. Today the hotel is a premier residence of bohemians and destination for backpackers.
Lane, Jill. "Hemispheric America in Deep Time." Theatre Research International 35, no. 2 (2010): 111-125.
Jill Lane discusses the concept of "deep time."
León-Portilla, Miguel, and ¡ngel Ma. Garibay K. Visión de los vencidos: relaciones indígenas de la conquista. Portilla: version de textos nahuas. 1959. Reprint, Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1961.
Native accounts of the conquest translated from Nahuatl give another perspective.
Office of Special Prosecutor Ignacio Carrillo Prieto. "El movimiento estudiantil de 1968." Informe Histórico a la Sociedad Mexicana - 2006. www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB180/030_Movimiento%20de%201968.pdf (accessed August 3, 2011).
Vicente Fox commissioned the official Mexican report on Mexico's "dirty war".
Pearson, Mike, and Michael Shanks. Theatre - Archaeology: Disciplinary Dialogues. 1. publ. ed. London [u.a.: Routledge, 2001.
Shanks and Pearson write on archaeology, theater archaeology, and performance theory.
Poniatowska, Elena. La noche de Tlatelolco: testimonios de historia oral. 1. ed. México: Ed. Era, 1993.
This is the premier primary source account of the massacre at Tlatelolco.
Richman, Joe, and Anayansi Diaz-Cortés. "Mexico '68: A Movement, a Massacre, and the 40-year Search for the Truth." Radio Diaries: the History Project. http://www.radiodiaries.org/audiohistory/storypages/mexico.html (accessed August 2, 2011).
National Public Radio offers oral history, video, photos, and a timeline of events.
Rojo Amanecer. DVD. Directed by Jorge Fons. Mexico City: Grupo Nuevo Imagen, 1991.
A dramatic presentation of the events of October 2, 1968 from the point of view of a middle class family trapped in a high rise apartment overlooking the plaza.
Ross, John. El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City. New York: Nation Books, 2009.
John Ross, late activist, journalist, and three decade resident of Mexico City, narrates a historical biography of Mexico's capital.
Shanks, Michael. Experiencing the Past: on the Character of Archaeology. London: Routledge, 1992.
Shanks explores archaeology as a cultural endeavor and art form in and of itself.
Taibo, Paco Ignacio, and Achy Obejas. Mexico City Noir. New York: Akashic Books, 2010.
Spanish/Mexican detective novelist Pedro Ignacio Taibo II curates this collection.
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