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Life is pain (reading blog 7)
Posted by: lotte
Reading Andean Lives was like having Gregorio and Asunta talking to me and telling me their life story. This testimonial reminds me a lot of Rigoberta Menchu’s book I, Rigoberta Menchu. Both described the difficulties of daily life for poor people, particularly poor indigenous and the many abuses that they suffer throughout their lives. It […] read full post >>
reflections on resiliency in Andean Life (el testimonio)
Posted by: morgan cooper
“What had those pots done to that Christian to make him kick them?” (Asunta, 133) A welcome switch up in our reading schedule, Andean Lives falls under the genre of Testimonio which also includes Rigoberta Menchú’s revolutionary work “Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia”. From both voices in the text, resiliency […] read full post >>
reflections on resiliency in Andean Life (el testimonio)
Posted by: morgan cooper
“What had those pots done to that Christian to make him kick them?” (Asunta, 133) A welcome switch up in our reading schedule, Andean Lives falls under the genre of Testimonio which also includes Rigoberta Menchú’s revolutionary work “Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia”. From both voices in the text, resiliency […] read full post >>
Asunta and Holding on: What we Remember
Posted by: zyasmin
I want to start off by apologizing for this blog post. I’m sick and I’m probably slightly delirious, so this might not be my best work (we’ll save more information on that for my experience blog!) Anyway, I’ll try my best. In her chapter “Eusebio,” Asunta tells the audience of when she first got her […] read full post >>
Reading blog 7
Posted by: zhiyi zhang
“But one thing’s for sure, you have to return each ayni you’ve received with all your heart.” (Andean Lives, p. 43) In this passage, Gregorio is describing the ayni system of labour exchange, in which people do favours for their fellow community members with the reassurance that the favour will be returned when they one day need it. […] read full post >>
Blog Post #8: There is No History Without Female Testimony
Posted by: Grace Baker
“What kind of life is this that I can’t separate from this man, if I have hands and feet, a mouth to talk with, and eyes to see? What am I, a cripple? These hands here make all the meals!” To be completely honest, it was only during my reading of Andean Lives did I […] read full post >>
the tortured poet’s department (neruda and annie’s version)
Posted by: annie
we both like writing naturely poems about our sadness and are super involved in leftist politics and we don't live in peru so like we're basically the same person read full post >>
week5—[Melancholy amidst] the Excitement of Nostalgia—
Posted by: jasmine choi
week5—[Melancholy amidst] the Excitement of Nostalgia— reading blog #8 – The Motorcycle Diaries “How is it possible to feel nostalgia for a world I never knew?” I immensely enjoyed The Motorcycle Diaries. It is hands-down one of the better movies I have watched in recent history… This idea of a coming-of-age through exploration of familiar […] read full post >>
Experience Blog #4: Kusi Kawsay and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Posted by: Grace Baker
Upon congregating in a little circle to learn Quechua songs at Kusi Kawsay, a little boy ran up to take my hand and partake in the song. It appeared he knew this one! And he was excited to share. The Kusi Kawsay school was tucked away into a little section of the hills above Pisac- […] read full post >>
