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Lessons in Disobedience by Forasteros, Migrants and Nomads in Los ríos profundos by José María Arguedas and Huaco Retrato by Gabriela Wiener
In this episode, Natalia Hernandez Somarriba, a second-year PhD student in Modern Languages, explores how literature can illuminate the ongoing legacies of coloniality and social inequality in Peru.
Natalia brings into dialogue two powerful works by Peruvian authors: Los ríos profundos (1958) by José María Arguedas and Huaco retrato (2021) by Gabriela Wiener. Published more than fifty years apart, these novels offer rich insights into shifting dynamics of mestizo identities, systemic oppression, and social conflict — both within post-colonial Peru and in relation to Europe as a former…
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