Resumo
De 2009 a 2012, o projeto multilateral "Revitalização Cultural e Desenvolvimento Produtivo Criativo da Costa do Caribe da Nicarágua" buscou a promoção de expressões culturais, incluindo tradições orais, de populações indígenas e afrodescendentes. Este artigo oferece uma reflexão sobre algumas conquistas, contradições e lições deste projeto. Com base na experiência da equipe da UNESCO e a partir de uma perspectiva etnográfica, explico como esses mesmos processos implicam uma luta constante contra o colonialismo e a hegemonia mestiça e ocidental na Nicarágua. De forma complementar, problematizo como essa experiência desafiou tanto a compreensão da cooperação internacional na América Central, quanto a minha própria posicionalidade de mestiça, externa, pesquisando com (e não sobre) populações subalternas. Argumento que os processos de revitalização cultural de tradições orais não só permitirem o surgimento de epistemologias alternativas (do Sul), mas também desestabilizam a estrutura colonialista da cooperação cultural e as identidades de seus colaboradores.
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