Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia
A large amount of resources are devoted by indigenous populations in Colombia to reestablish their political, cultural and territorial autonomy. There is no doubt about the commitment of indigenous men and women with such communal aims. However, the unequal power relations that women experience to p...
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SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
2013
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| author | Sandoval Ferro, Blanca Iris |
| author_browse | Sandoval Ferro, Blanca Iris |
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| description | A large amount of resources are devoted by indigenous populations in Colombia to reestablish their political, cultural and territorial autonomy. There is no doubt about the commitment of indigenous men and women with such communal aims. However, the unequal power relations that women experience to participate in the social and political life of their communities lose attention in front of the discourses of these broader issues. Thus, the present thesis aims to understand how indigenous women reconcile the loyalty to their communities, while needing to bring up inequalities they experience.
Fieldwork based on participant observation and interviews was carried out in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe Tekh Ksxaw in the northern Cauca department, Colombia. Feminist and postcolonial theories guide this thesis to uncover the forms that inequalities take and the mechanisms that allow their reproduction. The study also explores the effects of dominant discourses on women´s agency in the struggle for gender equality.
In addition, this thesis contributes to research on forms of discursive colonization, and study of organizing principles of the public and the private spheres. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU62342013-10-30T14:48:54Z Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia Sandoval Ferro, Blanca Iris Cauca Colombia agency discursive colonization gender indigenous woman power relations public sphere social and political participation A large amount of resources are devoted by indigenous populations in Colombia to reestablish their political, cultural and territorial autonomy. There is no doubt about the commitment of indigenous men and women with such communal aims. However, the unequal power relations that women experience to participate in the social and political life of their communities lose attention in front of the discourses of these broader issues. Thus, the present thesis aims to understand how indigenous women reconcile the loyalty to their communities, while needing to bring up inequalities they experience. Fieldwork based on participant observation and interviews was carried out in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe Tekh Ksxaw in the northern Cauca department, Colombia. Feminist and postcolonial theories guide this thesis to uncover the forms that inequalities take and the mechanisms that allow their reproduction. The study also explores the effects of dominant discourses on women´s agency in the struggle for gender equality. In addition, this thesis contributes to research on forms of discursive colonization, and study of organizing principles of the public and the private spheres. Importante cantidad de recursos son destinados por los pueblos indígenas de Colombia en el restablecimiento de su autonomía política, cultural y territorial. No hay duda sobre el compromiso de hombres y mujeres indígenas con estos objetivos comunes. Sin embargo, relaciones inequitativas de poder que mujeres experimentan para participar en la vida social y política de sus comunidades, pierden atención frente a discursos sobre dichas luchas. Así, la presente tesis busca entender cómo las mujeres indígenas reconcilian la lealtad a sus comunidades y la necesidad de abordar las desigualdades que ellas experimentan. El trabajo de campo de esta tesis se basa en observación participativa y entrevistas realizadas en el Resguardo Indígena Nasa Kiwe Tekh Ksxaw, norte del departamento de Cauca, Colombia. Teorías feministas y postcoloniales guían esta tesis para revelar formas que toman las desigualdades y mecanismos que permiten su reproducción. Este trabajo también explora los efectos de discursos dominantes sobre la agencia de la mujer en la lucha por la igualdad de género en este contexto. Además, el trabajo contribuye con investigación sobre formas de colonización discursiva, y el estudio de principios organizativos de las relaciones en las esferas pública y privada. SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development 2013 H2 eng spa https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/6234/ |
| spellingShingle | Cauca Colombia agency discursive colonization gender indigenous woman power relations public sphere social and political participation Sandoval Ferro, Blanca Iris Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia |
| title | Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia |
| title_full | Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia |
| title_short | Overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the Indigenous Community Nasa Kiwe, Colombia |
| title_sort | overcoming inequalities without challenging women’s loyalty to the indigenous community : case study in the indigenous community nasa kiwe, colombia |
| topic | Cauca Colombia agency discursive colonization gender indigenous woman power relations public sphere social and political participation |