José María Arguedas y la Revista Pumaccahua: Creación literaria e investigación etnográfica

This paper studies the pedagogical experience developed by José María Arguedas when he worked as a teacher at the Mateo Pumaccahua National School, in Sicuani, in Cusco, between 1939 and 1941. The work analyzes the pedagogical conception that Arguedas implemented, which was distinguished by the impulse of literary creation and ethnographic research. In this way, he involved the students into the literary taste, creative writing, critical reading, as well as their interest in the manifestations of the Andean culture. Product of his experience was the publication of Pumaccahua magazine, which brings an insight into poetry, text comments, short essays and exhibitions of local traditions and customs created by the students themselves. The work of Arguedas in Sicuani demonstrates that the student's role is the fundamental core of education and that the school can be propitious place for creation, reflection and research.