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Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
Developing Andean critiques of colonialism through oral history and the idea of ch’ixi.
Oppressed but Not Defeated · Ch’ixinakax utxiwa
- Born
- 1949
- Birthplace
- La Paz, Bolivia
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Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui is a Bolivian sociologist and thinker whose work brings Indigenous histories into debates about power and modernity.
Early life
Bolivian roots
Grew up in La Paz.
Social-science education
Studied sociology at San Andrés and earned a master’s degree in Peru.
Career
- 1976
Sociology degree
Completed her undergraduate studies.
- 1980s
Oral-history work
Helped develop the Andean Oral History Workshop.
- 2015
Visual sociology
Published essays on reading images as historical evidence.
Selected work
Oppressed but Not Defeated
Examined Aymara and Quechua peasant struggles.
Ch’ixinakax utxiwa
Critiqued the gap between decolonising language and practice.
Sociología de la imagen
Explored the political meanings carried by images.
Beyond work
Collective work
Collaborated with Indigenous movements and community researchers.
Intellectual influences
Draws on Aymara thought and anarchist traditions.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Photo: LizChezca. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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