The Rincón de las cabezas. English

2006

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Title
The metamorphosis of heads: textual struggles, education, and land in the Andes
Rincón de las cabezas. English
Creator
Arnold, Denise Y.
Contributor
Yapita, Juan de Dios
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Statement of Responsibility
Denise Y. Arnold with Juan de Dios Yapita.
Date
2006
Identifier
31735062136316
Description
"Since the days of the Spanish Conquest, the indigenous populations of Andean Bolivia have struggled to preserve their textile-based writings. This struggle continues today, both in schools and within the larger culture. The Metamorphosis of Heads explores the history and cultural significance of Andean textile writings, weavings and kipus (knotted cords), and their extreme contrasts in form and production from European alphabet-based texts. Denise Arnold examines the subjugation of native texts in favor of European ones through the imposition of homogenized curricula by the Educational Reform Law. As Arnold reveals, this struggle over language and education directly correlates to long-standing conflicts for land ownership and power in the region, since the majority of the more affluent urban population is Spanish speaking, while indigenous languages are spoken primarily among the rural poor. The Metamorphosis of Heads acknowledges the vital importance of contemporary efforts to maintain Andean history and cultural heritage in schools, and shows how indigenous Andean populations have incorporated elements of Western textual practices into their own textual activities." "Based on extensive fieldwork over two decades, and historical, anthropological, and ethnographic research, Denise Arnold assembles an original and diverse interdisciplinary study. The textual theory she proposes has wider ramifications for studies of Latin America in general, while recognizing the specifically regional practices of indigenous struggles in the face of nation building and economic globalization."--BOOK JACKET.
Extent
xiii, 330 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
Type
text
Genre
bibliography
Subject
Indians of South America--Education--Bolivia
Aymara Indians--Education
Indians of South America--Andes Region--Languages--Writing
Quipu
Inca textile fabrics
Indian literature--Criticism, Textual
Transmission of texts--Andes Region
Literacy--Bolivia
Peru--History--Conquest, 1522-1548
Spain--Colonies--America--Administration
Geographic Subjects
Bolivia
Andes Region
Peru
Spain
America
Series Title
Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Language
eng
spa
Collection
University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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