The art of Taquile Island is known for its unique characteristics that distinguish it from other locations in the Lake Titicaca region, including its musical style, textile iconography, spinning and weaving techniques, instrumental cycle, etc. The discourse disseminated by academic and non-academic sources about the isolation of Taquile society is often used to explain the greater preservation and “purity” of its culture in aspects such as political organization, religion, language, etc. This discourse is also reproduced with regard to its art, without taking into account the role played by other aspects such as the consolidation of tourism as its main economic activity or the ongoing construction of its local identity. In this context, this research aims to explain the preservation of Taquile’s cultural identity through its artistic expressions, analyzing the social and economic f...

The art of Taquile Island is known for its unique characteristics that distinguish it from other locations in the Lake Titicaca region, including its musical style, textile iconography, spinning and weaving techniques, instrumental cycle, etc. The discourse disseminated by academic and non-academic sources about the isolation of Taquile society is often used to explain the greater preservation and “purity” of its culture in aspects such as political organization, religion, language, etc. This discourse is also reproduced with regard to its art, without taking into account the role played by other aspects such as the consolidation of tourism as its main economic activity or the ongoing construction of its local identity. In this context, this research aims to explain the preservation of Taquile’s cultural identity through its artistic expressions, analyzing the social and economic f...

El presente trabajo de investigación toca el tema de la práctica del siku en la Isla de Taquile, en el Lago Titicaca. La práctica de este instrumento en la isla posee características particulares que la hacen diferente a la de otras localidades del altiplano, en su estilo, características del siku, conservación de vestimentas, ciclo instrumental, etc. El discurso difundido desde fuentes académicas y no académicas sobre el aislamiento relativo de Taquile es muchas veces utilizado para explicar una mayor conservación y “pureza” de su tradición artística, aunque no toma en cuenta el papel que juegan otros aspectos como la consolidación del turismo como su principal actividad económica o la permanente construcción de su identidad local. En este contexto, el presente trabajo se propone formular una investigación que dé explicación a las características particulares de la...

El presente trabajo de investigación toca el tema de la práctica del siku en la Isla de Taquile, en el Lago Titicaca. La práctica de este instrumento en la isla posee características particulares que la hacen diferente a la de otras localidades del altiplano, en su estilo, características del siku, conservación de vestimentas, ciclo instrumental, etc. El discurso difundido desde fuentes académicas y no académicas sobre el aislamiento relativo de Taquile es muchas veces utilizado para explicar una mayor conservación y “pureza” de su tradición artística, aunque no toma en cuenta el papel que juegan otros aspectos como la consolidación del turismo como su principal actividad económica o la permanente construcción de su identidad local. En este contexto, el presente trabajo se propone formular una investigación que dé explicación a las características particulares de la...

This interview aims to approach the topic of disasters from an anthropological perspective, with the viewpoint of a specialist on the topic, Dr. Rafael Mendoza (Ph.D in Anthropology, University of Florida). His approach to the concept of disaster views disaster as a process of rupture. Rupturing precisely what is deemed to be “normal” under certain social structures, therefore putting the very concept of “normal” into question, understanding it as a relative concept that is constantly being redefined by social actors, which has taken on a new meaning from the COVID-19 pandemic. It delves into the conceptual limits and implications of “disaster” and “normal” from an interdisciplinary approach which encompasses the anthropological discipline and qualitative studies. Likewise, the theoretical and methodological tools of the anthropology of disasters intersect with the COVID-...

Esta entrevista tiene como objetivo acercarnos a los desastres desde la Antropología, a través de la perspectiva del doctor Rafael Mendoza (Ph.D en Antropología, University of Florida), especialista en el tema. Se aborda el concepto de desastre como un proceso de ruptura transformadora de la “normalidad”, enmarcado en una determinada estructura social que condiciona este quiebre. El mismo concepto de “normalidad” es puesto en discusión como una categoría culturalmente relativa y constantemente redefinida por los actores sociales, y que ha cobrado un nuevo significado a partir de la pandemia de la COVID-19. Se profundiza en los límites conceptuales e implicancias del “desastre” y la “normalidad” desde la disciplina antropológica y los estudios cualitativos, desde un enfoque interdisciplinario. Asimismo, se intersectan las herramientas teóricas y metodológicas de l...

This interview aims to approach the topic of disasters from an anthropological perspective, with the viewpoint of a specialist on the topic, Dr. Rafael Mendoza (Ph.D in Anthropology, University of Florida). His approach to the concept of disaster views disaster as a process of rupture. Rupturing precisely what is deemed to be “normal” under certain social structures, therefore putting the very concept of “normal” into question, understanding it as a relative concept that is constantly being redefined by social actors, which has taken on a new meaning from the COVID-19 pandemic. It delves into the conceptual limits and implications of “disaster” and “normal” from an interdisciplinary approach which encompasses the anthropological discipline and qualitative studies. Likewise, the theoretical and methodological tools of the anthropology of disasters intersect with the COVID-...