José María Arguedas y la decolonialidad: Lectura de "Todas las Sangres" y "El Zorro de Arriba" y "El Zorro de Abajo"

Abstract

This project seeks to understand José María Arguedas’s literary production through the lens of decolonial theory. The first chapter is an introduction to the objectives of this project. Next, the second chapter is based on an approach to the concepts of decoloniality and postcolonial studies, which serve as a theoretical background for the purpose of this thesis. The third chapter is based on a decolonial reading of Arguedas’s "Todas las sangres", which leads to problematize the aspects related to identity in Peru. The fourth chapter is based on the analysis of Arguedas’s "El zorro de arriba y el zorro de abajo", especially in terms of what I conceive as the ‘decolonial turn’ that the Peruvian author develops in his works. Last, the fifth chapter includes some conclusion of this project, as well as various aspects that could be used for further studies on Arguedas’s work and decolonial theory.