[Un]greening Latin America:
Indigenous Ecologies and
the Aporia of Development
This project examines the diverse intellectual formations that shape the ecological identities of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and the Southern Cone amid neocolonial capitalist pressures. The research analyzes documentaries, poetry, fiction and nonfiction literature, photographs, and artistic performances through an interdisciplinary lens combining cultural criticism, anthropology, philosophy, and political ecology. It argues that Indigenous philosophical frameworks offer distinctive strategies for challenging neocolonial environmental ideologies. These frameworks fundamentally contest dominant notions of development and productivism, fostering the creation of unique post-capitalist imaginaries rooted in Indigenous intellectual traditions.
Fictions of Enunciation:
Abiayala and the Novels
of Self-Determination
This manuscript examines the ideological construction of Latin American Indigenous movements, collectively referred to as the Abiayala movement, through their contemporary literary production. It highlights the emergence of a distinctive novel form crafted as a mode of Indigenous enunciation. The study argues that the Abiayala novel serves as a vanguard force, redefining recurrent themes in Latin American literature and establishing new anti-colonial political principles through narrative. Additionally, it posits that these works offer critical insights into the political dynamics of Indigenous activism following decades of neoliberalism. The project encompasses novels by writers identifying with the Maya, Zapotec, Mazahua, Mapuche, and Quechua nations.