Between Dissemination and Erasure: Exploring the Literary Repertoire in Indigenous Languages of Puebla

Abstract

This article examines on the circulation and dissemination of books in indigenous languages from the state of Puebla. Specifically, it revi-sits the case of Amo el canto del cenzontle (Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de Puebla, 2021), an anthology of short stories that illustrates the relationships within the literary system in terms of awards, edi-tion and distribution of this material. This reflection is based on con-cepts such as multiculturalism, interculturality, the literary system and transcultural critic. The objectives of this paper are to identify improvement areas and highlight that we are in a transition period between multicultural and intercultural logic with regard to the insti-tutional management of indigenous literature.