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Indigenismo - The rise, fall and artistic expressions of a political movement

Parque José MaríaArguedas. Representación de la entrada al parque. Foto: chosicarelax
Parque José MaríaArguedas. Representación de la entrada al parque. Foto: chosicarelax, CC-BY-2.0, Wikimedia

In the course, you will get to know the discourses and projects of leading representatives of the indigenista movement for how to incorporate indigenous peoples into processes aiming at modernization, development and more inclusive nation-state formations. A distinction will be made between liberal and Marxists strands of the movement. You will also analyze the responses from the indigenous peoples, particularly as they have been expressed by indigenous intellectuals and within a contemporary and increasingly politicized indigenous social movement sector. The course also zero in on the artistic expressions of indigenismo, that is, novels, poems and paintings.