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It’s day 2 of the Corpus Christi and I am attempting to soak it all in. Part of that process is having God, Jesus and the Saints look back at me whenever I brave the outdoors. Or actually even from within my own hotel room (which nowadays would be considered creepy saints, just so you know). read full post >>

It’s day 2 of the Corpus Christi and I am attempting to soak it all in. Part of that process is having God, Jesus and the Saints look back at me whenever I brave the outdoors. Or actually even from within my own hotel room (which nowadays would be considered creepy saints, just so you know). read full post >>

While watching the festivities today from the bar balcony, I observed the celebration of many catholic saints and figures such as San Cristobal and The Virgen, but one stuck out to me in particular. Upon a raised platform, carried by probably 20 or 30 young men, the large rearing up figure of a horse and […] read full post >>

While watching the festivities today from the bar balcony, I observed the celebration of many catholic saints and figures such as San Cristobal and The Virgen, but one stuck out to me in particular. Upon a raised platform, carried by probably 20 or 30 young men, the large rearing up figure of a horse and […] read full post >>

I spent much of my day reading the Deep Rivers as I made my way through the city of Cusco on a mission to get some much-needed essential supplies for the trip. This took me far outside of the main area where the Corpus Christi festival was taking place. Even though I had ventured off, […] read full post >>

Upon witnessing some of the many activities that occurred for Corpus Christi today, I chose to dedicate my blog post to Carolyn Dean’s Inka Bodies. I found it fascinating to read how Corpus Christi emerged throughout Hispanic America, and particularly in Cusco. I think that to read on this gave me a better insight on […] read full post >>

José María Arguedas’ short story “The Pongo’s Dream” was inspired by a story he heard from a peasant from Cusco. Arguedas was born in 1911 to wealthy mestizo parents, and spent much of his childhood in the care of Indigenous servants, through which he became fluent in Quechua. As the editors of the second edition […] read full post >>

This is as much a response to Arguedas’ novel as it is a response to Jon’s fantastic video essay, which offered helpful and important insights that furthered my interpretations of that rather puzzling, but beautiful, book. Duality,  apparently, is an infinitely important concept for understanding not only the indigenous story of Peru but the (post?) […] read full post >>

week2—conflicts, material dimensions, and a late blog— Just as a precursor, I’ve been trying to do the readings in a very weird and sickly state, so I feel I didn’t grasp them all. In all honesty, it was not enjoyable. I didn’t quite understand most of the readings from the Peru Reader, though I did […] read full post >>

initial thoughts on José María Arguedas' 'deep rivers' read full post >>