South of South: Palechor's "Story of My Life" (Reading Discussion)

To start the Winter quarter, we will extend our reflection on the topic of our last meeting: the negotiating nature of indigenous /auto/biographical narratives mediated by social scientists, that is to say, “autobiographies” typically written by, or co-written with, someone else. This time we will focus on the relationship between history and affirmations of ethnicity in Myriam Jimeno’s book with/about social leader Juan Gregorio Palechor (1923-1992), born in the Guachicono resguardo and self-identified as Yanakuna. 
 
Our colleague Cristian Soler (PhD Candidate, Iberian and Latin American Cultures) has kindly offered to provide this session’s kick-off. More information on Jimeno’s book can be found on the publisher’s website.