{"product_id":"the-serpents-plumes-contemporary-nahua-flowered-words-in-movement-9781438497785","title":"The Serpent's Plumes: Contemporary Nahua Flowered Words in Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adam W. Coon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Indigenous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDraws on Nahua concepts to explore Nahua literary production and contributions to cultural activism from the 1980s to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Medal Co-Winner of the 2025 International Latino Book Awards, in the category of Best Academic Themed Book, College Level\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Serpent's Plumes \u003c\/i\u003eanalyzes contemporary Nahua cultural production, principally bilingual Nahuatl-Spanish xochitlajtoli, or \"poetry,\" written from the 1980s to the present. Adam W. Coon draws on Nahua perspectives as a decolonizing theoretical framework to argue that Nahua writers deploy unique worldviews-namely, ixtlamatilistli (\"knowledge with the face,\" which highlights the value of personal experiences); yoltlajlamikilistli (\"knowledge with the heart,\" which underscores the importance of affective intelligence); and tlaixpan (\"that which is in front,\" which presents the past as lying ahead of a subject rather than behind). The views of ixtlamatilistli, yoltlajlamikilistli, and tlaixpan are key in Nahua struggles and effectively challenge those who attempt to marginalize Native knowledge production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46441625387159,"sku":"9781438497785","price":3736.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781438497785.webp?v=1769119583","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-serpents-plumes-contemporary-nahua-flowered-words-in-movement-9781438497785","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}