{"product_id":"el-curso-de-la-raza","title":"El Curso De La Raza","description":"El Curso de la Raza: \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Aurelio Manuel Montemayor\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Chicano activist and self-described \u003ci\u003efronterizo\u003c\/i\u003e Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, whose dual identities as an educator and political organizer informed his hitherto little-known role in developing a course, or \u003ci\u003ecurso\u003c\/i\u003e, that cultivated Chicano leadership from the \u003ci\u003ebarrios\u003c\/i\u003e. This memoir follows Montemayor during the formative periods of his life—his education, his teaching career, his political awakening—to describe the development of his critical consciousness in 1960s America. The book combines the personal and the political, leading readers along a journey of self-discovery that results in Montemayor’s most consequential, yet relatively unknown, contribution to \u003ci\u003eel movimiento\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCurso de la Raza\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along the way, Montemayor grapples with his Mexican and American identities, foregoes his literary pursuits in favor of uplifting \u003ci\u003ela raza\u003c\/i\u003e, and navigates the pitfalls of movement politics. From marching with the Mexican American Youth Organization to cofounding the first independent Chicano college, Colegio Jacinto TreviÑo, he recounts lesser-known events and projects of Chicano activism in South Texas. In doing so, he provides a more complete portrait of the Chicano movement through the lens of an educator-turned-activist from the borderlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eEl Curso de la Raza\u003c\/em\u003e, Montemayor contextualizes his critical consciousness for twenty-first–century audiences. Much like the goals of the \u003ci\u003eCurso\u003c\/i\u003e, the book aims to educate readers about deriving pedagogy from oppression, historicity from personality, and contemporary insights from past shortcomings.","brand":"Texas A \u0026 M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57297179902296,"sku":"9781648431272","price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781648431272.jpg?v=1778833892","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/el-curso-de-la-raza","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}