(2016) Autoría, autoridad y verdad. Apuntes para una nueva lectura \'en frío\' de la polémica Menchú-Stoll

This paper deals with the factors that affect the reception of those texts linked to the genre testimonio, in relation to the construction of their authorship and truth. It analyzes the interpretation processes that affect a controversial case: the reception of the work of Elizabeth Burgos, Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia (1983), once its documentary value was questioned by the anthropologist David Stoll in his book Rigoberta Menchú and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans (1999). The testimonio is an interesting genre where to show how the “author” function depends on pragmatic factors conditioned by the generic or disciplinary affiliation of the text, as well as by the social, political or symbolical place occupied by the person(s) who sign(s) the book.