Guillermo Sheridan
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Guillermo Sheridan is a Mexican
scholar and writer born in Mexico City
. As a scholar, most of his writing deals with the history of Mexican modern poetry
in books like Los Contemporáneos
ayer (1985), Un corazón adicto (1990, a biography of Ramón López Velarde
), México en 1932 (1999, a study of Mexican nationalism), Poeta con Paisaje (2004, a biography of Nobel
laureate poet Octavio Paz
), Tres ensayos sobre Gilberto Owen
(2008, essays about a Mexican poet), and Señales debidas (2011, essays about Mexican writers and poets of the 20th century). He has also edited poets José Juan Tablada
, Ramón López Velarde
and José Gorostiza
.
Guillermo Sheridan has written extensively about politics, education and everyday life in some of Mexico’s most prestigious newspapers, such as Reforma
and La Jornada
. He was a monthly collaborator to Octavio Paz’s review Vuelta
, and continues to publish a monthly article in Enrique Krauze
’s Letras Libres
and a weekly commentary in El Universal
, a major daily newspaper. Several volumes of his chronicles have been published over the years: Frontera norte (1988), Cartas de Copilco y otras postales (1993), Lugar a dudas (1999), El encarguito (2007) and Viaje al centro de mi tierra (2011). His writings about the problems of higher education in Mexico were collected in Allá en el campus grande (2001). In 1996 he published an infamous satyrical novel about Mexican politics, El dedo de oro (Alfaguara, 1996). He has a blog called "El Minutario", hosted by Letras Libres
.
Guillermo Sheridan has also written about Mexican art. The book Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Eyes in His Eyes, a collection of inedit photographs, published by D.A.P. in 2007, has a text written by Sheridan.
Sheridan has also been a long time collaborator of film director Nicolás Echevarría, with whom he wrote the script for Cabeza de Vaca (film)
(1990) and several documentaries about Mexican indigenous cultures.
A full time professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM), Guillermo Sheridan has been a visiting scholar at the University of Aberdeen
, in Scotland
; at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in France
; at Boston University
and at the University of Texas in Austin.
In 1989 he was awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Award
, a literary national prize for writers.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
scholar and writer born in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. As a scholar, most of his writing deals with the history of Mexican modern poetry
Modern poetry
Modern poetry may refer to:*The more recent periods in the history of poetry; or*Modernist poetry, the application of modernist aesthetics to poetry....
in books like Los Contemporáneos
Los Contemporáneos
Los Contemporáneos can refer to a Mexican modernist group, active in the late twenties and early thirties, as well as to the literary magazine which served as the group's mouthpiece and artistic vehicle from 1928 to 1931...
ayer (1985), Un corazón adicto (1990, a biography of Ramón López Velarde
Ramón López Velarde
Ramón López Velarde was aMexican poet. His work is generally considered to be postmodern, but is unique for its subject matter. He achieved great fame in his native land, to the point of being considered Mexico's national poet....
), México en 1932 (1999, a study of Mexican nationalism), Poeta con Paisaje (2004, a biography of Nobel
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
laureate poet Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
), Tres ensayos sobre Gilberto Owen
Gilberto Owen
Gilberto Owen Estrada was a Mexican poet and diplomat.- Biography :Officially registered as Gilberto Estrada, son of Margarita Estrada from Michoacán, Gilberto Owen was born in Rosario, Sinaloa...
(2008, essays about a Mexican poet), and Señales debidas (2011, essays about Mexican writers and poets of the 20th century). He has also edited poets José Juan Tablada
José Juan Tablada
José Juan Tablada was a Mexican poet, art critic, and diplomat. Traveled briefly in Japan and later translated and wrote haiku, introducing the poetic form to Spanish language readers.-External links:*-Sources:...
, Ramón López Velarde
Ramón López Velarde
Ramón López Velarde was aMexican poet. His work is generally considered to be postmodern, but is unique for its subject matter. He achieved great fame in his native land, to the point of being considered Mexico's national poet....
and José Gorostiza
José Gorostiza
' was a Mexican poet, educator, and diplomat. For his achievements in the poetic arts, he was made a member of the .-Biography: was born in the riverine city of , then known as , to and . His younger brother would also become an important artist. He moved to Mexico City to attend the National...
.
Guillermo Sheridan has written extensively about politics, education and everyday life in some of Mexico’s most prestigious newspapers, such as Reforma
Reforma
Reforma is a Mexican newspaper based in Mexico City. It has 276,700 readers in Mexico City. The paper shares content with other papers in parent newsgroup Grupo Reforma. The cumulative readership of the newsgroup is above 400,000...
and La Jornada
La Jornada
La Jornada is one of Mexico City's leading daily newspapers. It was established in 1984 by Carlos Payán Velver. The current editor is Carmen Lira Saade...
. He was a monthly collaborator to Octavio Paz’s review Vuelta
Vuelta (magazine)
Vuelta was a Mexican literary magazine, founded by poet Octavio Paz in 1976 following the controversial dismantling of the workers' cooperative that ran the daily newspaper Excélsior. It ceased publication following Paz's death in 1998....
, and continues to publish a monthly article in Enrique Krauze
Enrique Krauze
Enrique Krauze Kleinbort is a Mexican historian, essayist and publisher. He is president of the publisher Editorial Clío and director of the cultural magazine ....
’s Letras Libres
Letras Libres
Letras Libres is a literary magazine published monthly by Editorial Vuelta, a prominent publishing company co-founded by the Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, Octavio Paz...
and a weekly commentary in El Universal
El Universal (Mexico City)
El Universal is a major Mexican newspaper.El Universal was founded by Félix Palavicini and Emilio Rabasa in October 1916, in the city of Santiago de Queretaro to cover the end of the Mexican Revolution and the creation of the new Mexican Constitution...
, a major daily newspaper. Several volumes of his chronicles have been published over the years: Frontera norte (1988), Cartas de Copilco y otras postales (1993), Lugar a dudas (1999), El encarguito (2007) and Viaje al centro de mi tierra (2011). His writings about the problems of higher education in Mexico were collected in Allá en el campus grande (2001). In 1996 he published an infamous satyrical novel about Mexican politics, El dedo de oro (Alfaguara, 1996). He has a blog called "El Minutario", hosted by Letras Libres
Letras Libres
Letras Libres is a literary magazine published monthly by Editorial Vuelta, a prominent publishing company co-founded by the Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, Octavio Paz...
.
Guillermo Sheridan has also written about Mexican art. The book Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Eyes in His Eyes, a collection of inedit photographs, published by D.A.P. in 2007, has a text written by Sheridan.
Sheridan has also been a long time collaborator of film director Nicolás Echevarría, with whom he wrote the script for Cabeza de Vaca (film)
Cabeza de Vaca (film)
Cabeza de Vaca is a 1991 Mexican film about the adventures of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca , an early Spanish explorer, as he traversed what later became the United States south-east and northern Cuba becoming a shaman. His journey of a number of years began in 1528...
(1990) and several documentaries about Mexican indigenous cultures.
A full time professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
(UNAM), Guillermo Sheridan has been a visiting scholar at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
; at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and at the University of Texas in Austin.
In 1989 he was awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Award
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
The Xavier Villaurrutia Award is a prestigious literary prize given in Mexico, to a Latin American writer published in Mexico. Founded in 1955, it was named in memory of Xavier Villaurrutia....
, a literary national prize for writers.