Performed indigeneity. Ethnographic notes from two indigenous film festivals in Colombia and Panama
Abstract
The objective of this article is to contribute to the analysis of indigenous cinema emphasizing on its circulation and consumption in indigenous film festivals. An ethnographic study of two festivals held in 2018 (Daupará in Colombia and Jumara in Panama) was carried out in order to observe how indigeneity is performed in these events. These kind of festivals may be considered as rich scenarios where indigeneity is being configured and understood in modernity. Three dimensions of indigenous film festivals are suggested: 1) they constitute a performance of indigeneity through the body and the word. 2) they reveal social and political structures within the organizers of such festivals based on lineage and leaderships. 3) they allow us to understand how indigeneity is configured not only in relation to specific territories of each group, but also through exchanges and global agendas.
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