Book Manuscript Projects
Insurgent Veins: Indigenismo, Indigenous Literature, and Decolonial Cracks
(forthcoming University of Pittsburgh Press’ series Illuminations: Cultural Formations in the Americas)
This manuscript examines the decolonial ideological bridge between the early 20th-century indigenista literary tradition and its influence on the development of Indigenous literature alongside social movements in Mesoamerica and the Andean corridor. Through a contrapuntal analysis of literary texts and social movements, I argue that Indigenous and indigenista writers-intellectuals overlap significantly in their critique of capitalist modernity, incorporation of race as a framework for struggle, and engagement with decolonization.
[Un]greening Latin America: Indigenous Ecologies and the Aporia of Development
(in progress)
This project studies the distinct intellectual formations that define the socio-natural realms of Indigenous peoples in Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, and Argentina. It draws on testimonies, documentaries, fiction films, and artistic interventions to achieve this in-depth exploration. Through a combined lens of cultural criticism, anthropology, philosophy, and political ecology, I argue that Indigenous eco-phenomenological constructs are unique formations distinct from dominant environmentalist notions in Western society. This difference fundamentally challenges core ideas of development and productivism, prompting the creation of unique post-capitalist imaginaries.
Fictions of Enunciation: Epic, Land, and Authority in Abiayala’s Contemporary Novel
(in progress)
This book project explores the Latin American Indigenous movements (Abiayala movements) by analyzing both their ideological constructions through contemporary literary production and the formal characteristics of novels written by Indigenous activists. The project argues that the Abiayala novel is a cutting-edge force in Latin American literature by examining recurring themes and political principles within these narratives, which simultaneously allow us to understand the political moment of Indigenous activisms in this region. This project includes novels by Quechua, Mapuche, Maya, Mazahua, and Aymara writers from the 21st century.
Edited Volume
Worlding Latin America: Cosmopolitanism, Planetarity, and Global Networks
(forthcoming De Gruyter’ series Latin American Literatures in the World)
I co-edit this collective volume, which includes chapters exploring the different modalities of formal, political, and symbolic connections that Latin American literature establishes with diverse areas of the world from the early 1900s to the present. Organized into sections that address the specific thematization of literary works, the formal development of global genres, and the expansion of political agendas, this volume contributes to redefining and expanding the categories that organize the study of Latin American literature in dialogue with the field of world literature.