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Spotlight Exhibit — Libros de Lectura: Literacy and Education after the Mexican Revolution / Alfabetismo y Educación después de la Revolución Mexicana

Friday, June 28, 2019 – Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm

102 Hesburgh Library, Rare Books and Special Collections

Exhibit Overview

In the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), intellectuals envisioned a new national identity that would include all members of society and embody revolutionary values. The country's newly re-formed Ministry of Public Education identified literacy as central to the creation of that identity.

This exhibit showcases literacy-related materials sponsored, approved, or produced by Mexico's Ministry of Public Education, from the 1930s through the mid-1960s. Included are textbooks for children and books promoting literacy among adults, whether workers or indigenous Popoloca-speakers. These items reflect the ministry’s diverse efforts as well as a changing political context in the decades after the Mexican Revolution.

This exhibit is curated by Erika Hosselkus, Curator, Latin American Collections, Rare Books and Special Collections.

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