Abstract

LOPEZ ESPINOSA, Raúl Homero. Indigenous orality and writing. Different pathways for research. LiminaR [online]. 2022, vol.20, n.1, e884.  Epub Sep 12, 2022. ISSN 2007-8900.  https://doi.org/10.29043/liminar.v20i1.884.

The relationship between orality and writing is key to understanding Latin American literature and the European colonization of the Americas. Concepts such as oral literature, ethnotext, and ethnoliterature have been proposed for the artistic expression of indigenous orality, among others. This article discusses oral literature referencing the postcolonial debate and, particularly, subalternity. It also offers insights into how naming indigenous oral expression is counterposed to writing. Further, we discuss the methodologies used for this study, which are under construction, and a number of conditions and minimum criteria for an interdisciplinary approach to this discipline.

Keywords : orality; writing; oraliture; subalternity; inter-discipline.