Reaproppriation, Decolonization and Resistance in Mapuche Self-Translation. Adriana Paredes Pinda, Liliana Ancalao, María Teresa Panchillo and Elicura Chihuailaf

Abstract

In our analysis of the political character of self-translation in contemporary Mapuche poetry, two aspects arise: the singularity of its socio-historical roots and its ethical-political scope. With respect to the first issue, we will consider the concept of “arreo” (Mellado 2014) to think the motivations of these forms of self-translation not sufficiently regarded by Translation Studies. Secondly, and bearing in mind the notion of “minor literature” (Deleuze y Guattari 1978), we will analyze Mapuche self-translation as a counterdispositive of enunciation to reappropriate the Spanish language and strive to put Mapuzungun at the same level of readability. These issues will be permanently confronted with texts of four authors: Adriana Paredes Pinda, Liliana Ancalao, María Teresa Panchillo and Elicura Chihuailaf, in which they reflect on their own bilingual writing.