Wiñay ñan Project of the National University of Education: education, art, interculturality and connection with the community

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the intercultural training experiences within the Wiñay ñan framework project of the Universidad Nacional de Educación del Ecuador. Connection project that emerges from the need to revitalize community knowledge in its own contexts from the plurality of voices, actors, and sources of knowledge, given that they are at risk of disappearing. The cultural manifestations and expressions that are shown throughout the study start from the reflection in three dimensions: enunciation place; creation processes and works production; and intentionality of the creation. Methodologically, it has a qualitative approach from an ethnographic perspective, supported on techniques such as observation, interviews, field diary and documentary analysis. For data analysis, an epistemic position was taken in and from the south through the data triangulation theory. The main results indicate the importance of diverse, local or ancestral knowledge, which constitutes a historical and cultural legacy. Moreover, the importance of generating inter-learning spaces, where the community, teachers and students are linked.