La Polis Colla. Tierra, cultura y política en la Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy

A doctoral thesis reveals that the indigenous Colla emergence in the Quebrada de Humahuaca during the 1990s was driven by a complex interplay of long-term and short-term factors. The study highlights how narratives of land dispossession, collective memories of recent expropriations, and contradictory preservation of aboriginal identities shaped political and cultural representation. Additionally, the thesis underscores the role of state officials, religious figures, scientists, and intellectuals in legitimizing this process through ethnic, racial, and social classifications. The research focuses on the Comunidad Aborigen Kolla Finca Tumbaya, offering a nuanced understanding of indigenous agency and memory in the region.

Espósito, G. (2012). La Polis Colla. Tierra, cultura y política en la Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy. Nuevo Mundo Mundos Nuevos. https://doi.org/10.4000/nuevomundo.64099