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I thoroughly enjoyed this piece, although the ending was a bit disturbing to visualize haha. The six-page chapter follows the story of an “hombre Quechua moderno”, or in this case a lowly house servant (Pongo), who was wildly obedient despite the abuses he faced on a regular basis. The pongo never spoke, which was one… read full post >>

I really liked this folktale in particular, so this week I am going to focus on it. The Pongo’s Dream is an interesting and sad story that can be used to understand the oppression of Quechua people at the hands of non-Indigenous wealthy landowners. While the majority of the story focuses on the sad life …

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The Pongo’s Dream tells the story of a lowly house servant, a pongo. The pongo of the story is an Indigenous person who “always wore a slight look of horror on his face.” I find this very intriguing. What does this horror face means or symbolizes? Anyways, as the folktale continues, we see pongo’s “master”Continuar lendo "“The Pongo’s Dream” as a metaphor?" read full post >>

The two stories from this week were a nice change from the rather long academic articles of last week. Admittedly, the writing in “The Legend of the Silent Bell” was pretty confusing, plus I got lost more times than I’d like to admit. I found “The Pongo’s Dream” much easier to follow and it definitelyContinue reading "Week 3: Folktales and Legends" read full post >>

The Pongo’s Dream This folktale follows a lowly serf and the mistreatment he receives from his cruel master. It ends with the serf’s sweet (see what I did there?) revenge delivered in the form of an omen about the afterlife.  The story made me reflect on why we have folktales. Entertainment yes, but the keyContinue reading "Week 3: Folktales and Legends LAST 201" read full post >>

“The Pongo’s Dream” by José María Arguedas is a short story that tells of the life of a small, yet able-bodied pongo man, living and working as a servant in a mansion for a very wealthy man. He is described to be quiet, reserved, obedient, and as having a constant look of fear, sadness, andContinue reading "Week 3: “The Pongo’s Dream” by José María Arguedas" read full post >>

Hadih! (Hello), my name is Desiree Louis. I am a second year in the daculty of arts majoring in Indigenous Studies with a minor in Law and Society. I have a marine biology background from my studies in Northern B.C. As well have worked in rural areas in the northern archipelago, central america (more specifically […] read full post >>

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Jack Child’s article on Latin American Postage Stamps was truly enlightening. Postage stamps were something that I had always taken for face value and never thought too deeply about. Little did I know that they often facilitate propaganda. Child introduced me to 3 levels of popular culture; folk, mass, and high. He says that postage […] read full post >>

Reading Andrea Noble’s “The Politics of Emotion in the Mexican Revolution: The Tears of Pancho Villa”, I found the idea of the Mexican national identity strengthening post-revolution reminiscent of a course I took on Latin American revolutions. While we learned about the significance of corridos like “La Adelita” and “La Cucaracha” for revolutionists and MexicanContinue reading "Intersections of Popular Culture, Revolution, and Gendered National Identity in Mexico" read full post >>