Knowledge and Learning in the Andes: Ethnographic Perspectives (Liverpool University Press - Liverpool Latin American Studies) (Volume 3)

The aim of this book is to explore the current research into the ways in which Andean peoples create, transmit, maintain and transform their knowledge in culturally significant ways, and how processes of teaching and learning relate to these. The contributions, from eminent researchers in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies and linguistics, include cross-disciplinary approaches, and cover a diverse geographic area from Ecuador to Peru, Bolivia and Northern Chile. The case studies reflect on the variously harmonious and conflictive relationships between knowledge, power, communicative media and cultural identities in Andean societies, from within local, national and global perspectives. This book presents research into the ways in which Indigenous peoples of the Andes create, transmit, maintain, and transform their knowledge, and the related processes of teaching and learning. Most chapters are based on papers delivered at a round-table conference at the University of Cambridge (England) in 1996 and include contributions from researchers in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and linguistics in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. Sections focus on multiple media in the creation and transmission of knowledge (social and linguistic contexts of knowledge, weaving, color perception, and music); knowledge and power (within the community and across cultures); and conflicting paradigms of knowledge (school-community relations, health knowledge, and agricultural knowledge). Following an introduction by Rosaleen Howard, Francoise Barbira-Freedman, and Henry Stobart, the chapters are: (1) "'Yachay': The 'Tragedia del fin de Atahuallpa' as Evidence of the Colonisation of Knowledge in the Andes" (Rosaleen Howard); (2) "Transmission of Knowledge through Textiles: Weaving and Learning How To Live" (Lindsey Crickmay); (3) "Coloured Knowledges: Colour Perception and the Dissemination of Knowledge in Isluga, Northern Chile" (Penny Dransart); (4) "Interlocking Realms: Knowing Music and Musical Knowing in the Bolivian Andes" (Henry Stobart); (5) "Coming to Power: Knowledge, Learning and Historic Pathways to Authority in a Bolivian Community" (Astvaldur Astvaldsson); (6) "Juggling Knowledge, Juggling Power: The Role of the Professional Indigenous Activist in San Pablo, Ecuador" (Janet Lloyd); (7) "Why Nazario Is Leaving School: Community Perspectives on Formal Schooling in Rural Bolivia" (Pedro Plaza Martinez); (8) "Local Knowledge in Health: The Case of Andean Midwifery" (Barbara Bradby); and (9) "Learning and Re-Learning How To Plant: The Impact of New Crops on the Spread and Control of New Agricultural Knowledge in the Ecuadorian Andes" (Nicole Bourque). (Contains references in each chapter and an index) (SV) The Aim Of This Book Is To Explore The Current Research Into The Ways In Which Andean Peoples Create, Transmit, Maintain And Transform Their Knowledge In Culturally Significant Ways And How Processes Of Teaching And Learning Relate To These. Yachay : The Tragedia Del Fin De Atahuallpa As Evidence Of The Colonisation Of Knowledge In The Andes / Rosaleen Howard -- Transmission Of Knowledge Through Textiles : Weaving And Learning How To Live / Lindsey Crickmay -- Coloured Knowledges : Colour Perception And The Dissemination Of Knowledge In Isluga, Northern Chile / Penny Dransart -- Interlocking Realms : Knowing Music And Musical Knowing In The Bolivian Andes / Henry Stobart -- Coming To Power : Knowledge, Learning And Historic Pathways To Authority In A Bolivian Community / Astvaldur Astvaldsson -- Juggling Knowledge, Juggling Power : The Role Of The Professional Indigenous Activist In San Pablo, Ecuador / Janet Lloyd. Why Nazario Is Leaving School : Community Perspectives On Formal Schooling In Rural Bolivia / Pedro Plaza Martínez -- Local Knowledge In Health : The Case Of Andean Midwifery / Barbara Bradby -- Learning And Re-learning How To Plant : The Impact Of New Crops On The Spread And Control Of New Agricultural Knowledge In The Ecuadorian Andes / Nicole Bourque. Edited By Henry Stobart And Rosaleen Howard. Chiefly Papers Originally Presented At A Conference Held At Darwin College, University Of Cambridge, Nov. 30-dec. 1, 1996. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.