#2 Una nacion acorralada: Southern Peruvian Quechua Language Planning and Politics in Historical Perspective

This article, "Una nacion acorralada: Southern Peruvian Quechua Language Planning and Politics in Historical Perspective", examines the history of Spanish colonial language policies towards Southern Peruvian Quechua. The author, Bruce Mannheim, argues that colonial language policy was driven by a desire to control the indigenous population, and that these policies have had a lasting impact on the status of Quechua in modern Peru. Mannheim traces the evolution of Spanish policies, from early attempts to use Quechua for religious instruction to later attempts to eradicate the language altogether. He argues that the debate surrounding Quechua has been marked by a tension between "liberal" policies aimed at integrating indigenous communities into national society and "hispanist" policies aimed at forcing Quechua speakers to abandon their language and adopt Spanish. Despite shifts in terminology and justification, Mannheim contends that the underlying issues remain the same, namely the question of whether or not Quechua speakers have the right to exist as a separate community.

“se había convertido en una nación acorralada, aislada para ser mejor y más fácilmente administrada y sobre la cual sólo los acorraladores hablaban mirándola a distancia y con repugnancia o curiosidad.” (Arguedas, 1968)

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Reference

Mannheim, B. (1984). Una nación acorralada: Southern Peruvian Quechua language planning and politics in historical perspective. Language in Society, 13(3), 291-309.