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Aymara Gender and Kinship. Bolivian Female Mobilities, and Political Horizons

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This article has two central objectives. First, to present a review of anthropological studies on gender and kinship in Aymara communities, focusing on the literature produced in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Second, to review the literature on the transnational/transborder mobility of Bolivian Aymara women. We will begin by examining classic concepts of kinship and patriarchy, taking up the feminist critiques of these arguments. Then, we review the work of classic Andeanism on the Aymara worldview, gender studies in these communities, and research on the migration of Bolivian females in South America. We conclude with a review of critiques on the classic conceptions about the symbolic complementarity of the Aymara. We point out future research possibilities in opening an agenda for indigenous women leaders in Bolivia, investigating the use of the Aymara worldview as a national political platform.

Source: Mana

DOI: 10.1590/1678-49442023v29n3e2023033.en

Authors: Menara Guizardi, Esteban Nazal, Lina Magalhães

Institutions: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, University of Tarapacá, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Studies in Latin America

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Agenția Națională pentru Cercetare și Dezvoltare, Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, CHIST-ERA