Between Cocama and Modernity in the Ucamara (Peruvian Amazon)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5166236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Krokoszyńska (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-127 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | 1700-tal: Nordic Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1652-4772 • E-ISSN: 2001-9866 |
| Publisher | Trinity University Coates Library - DC Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.70845/2572-3626.1345 |
| OpenAlex | W4404539684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Combining a contemporary ethnographic perspective with a review of historical records, the article extends Peter Gow’s re-reading of the ex-Cocama phenomenon in the Western Amazon. It argues that the foundation of the Amazonian Peruvian town of Requena at the beginning of the 20th century took place during an important historical moment in the region. Within the post-rubber boom context, schools became a particularly important idiom that enabled Requena’s growth as the centre of education and modernity. The paper investigates relations between the widespread desire for education in the Ucamara region, and Cocama descendants’ and other “ribereño” ex-Mainas peoples’ specific notions of towns, identity, descent, and social aspirations
Amazon rainforest · Biology · Epistemology · Geography · Modernity · Indigenous Cultures and History · Indigenous Studies in Latin America · Philosophy · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |