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The Indigenous State: Race, Politics, and Performance in Plurinational Bolivia
February 13, 2019 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Free
A book talk with Dr. Nancy Postero
What happens when indigenous organizations and political parties control the state? In 2005, Bolivia elected its first indigenous president, Evo Morales. Taking power in a “democratic cultural revolution”, Morales promised to create a new form of state and a “decolonized” society privileging indigenous people. This talk, drawing from the 2017 UC Press book of the same title, examines the discourses, policies, and practices of the Morales government to see how indigenous ideas and values were taken up by the state, and what difference it has made for formerly oppressed groups.
This event is part of the MALAS Indigenous Studies Specialization Speaker Series.