Journal Articles
(For a complete list of publications, please see my CV.)
Reframing Authorship in Abiayala: Marisol Ceh Moo's Novelistic Production and Authorial Construction
Comparative Literature Studies Vol. 61, no. 4, 2024
This article explores the work of Yucatec Maya writer Marisol Ceh Moo to develop a theory of Indigenous authorship and propose a path for the renewal of Indigenous literary studies.
Cosmopolíticas andino-amazónicas: ontología y Buen Vivir en Hija de la laguna (2015) y When Two Worlds Collide (2016)
América Crítica Vol. 6 , no. 1, 2022
Drawing on the ontological turn made by political ecology as a theoretical framework, this article analyzes the environmentalist documentaries Hija de la Laguna (Cabellos 2015) and When Two Worlds Collide (Orzel and Brandenburg 2016) to offer a thorough political understanding of the conflicts known as Conga and Baguazo in the Peruvian Andes and Amazon.
Indigenista Global Anxiety: Culture, Economy, and Indigeneity in the World
Modern Language Notes - Hispanic Issue Vol. 138, no. 2, 2023
In this article, I re-evaluate two canonical works of Latin American indigenista literature, such as José Vasconcelos' La raza cósmica and Jorge Icaza's Huasipungo, as anxious expressions addressing global senses of culture and economy.
Writing Machu Picchu: Epistemological Extractivism and the Citadel Through the Lens of Indigenismo Cusqueño
Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies Vol. 30 , no. 4, 2021
In this article, I examine the reception of the so-called discovery of Machu Picchu and its subsequent reinterpretation by Cuzco’s intelligentsia. After its unearthing, the citadel of Machu Picchu became part of an intellectual discussion in Cuzco, influencing a regional agenda shaped by indigenismo cusqueño. Here, I evaluate the historiographic writings about Machu Picchu.
Provincianos de este mundo: las políticas culturales de Arguedas y Cortázar en la literatura mundial
Letras Vol. 34, no. 139, 2023
This article revisits the polemic between José María Arguedas and Julio Cortázar, arguing that this debate anticipated some of the categories later used to introduce Latin American literature into the field of world-literature.
Building Muxeninity: Identity, Gender/Native Performance, and Family in Three Documentaries
Studies in Spanish & Latin American Cinemas Vol. 18 , no. 3, 2021
Based on queer theory and a close reading of specific scenes, this article examines three documentaries: Muxes: Auténticas, Intrépidas Buscadoras de Peligro (Islas 2005), Muxes (Olita 2016), and Muxes (Schwarz 2017). This analysis shows how these films represent the process of gendered identity construction within the muxe community, as well as their connections with indigeneity and problematic family interactions.