Criticism of peruvian colonization and cultural tensions in Yawar Fiesta, by José María Arguedas

Abstract

Culture plays an extremely important role for society, it dictates human functions, behaviors, beliefs and the way in which the being sees and appreciates the elements of nature. Cuche (2002) points out that the meeting of cultures is not limited to global societies, but also between subjects who share the same social space. Thus, the work in question proposes to analyze in the work Yawar Fiesta (2006), initially published in 1941, by the Peruvian writer José María Arguedas, the meeting of cultures (Quechua and Spanish) in the social practices that generate inequalities between groups in Peru . The title of the work produces a symbolic adornment that runs through the entire narrative. Merging statements in Quechua and Spanish, the author presents particularities of both cultures. To support this investigation, we will use the contributions of Cuche (2002) when he states that the cultural identity of a people can only be understood by studying their relations with neighboring groups; Walter Mignolo (2005) when questioning the European discourse regarding progress and salvation, which leads to a division between peoples; Aníbal Quijano (2005). The methodology used will be qualitative bibliographical research.