Knots of Memory: Reclaiming Andean Archives Through Myth

In the shadowed halls of Buenos Aires' Biblioteca Nacional, a philosopher and a novelist unravel the threads of colonial erasure. Their dialogue centers on *The Book of Séances* and *Ancient Civilization in Western Hemisphere?2*, exploring how fictionalized myths and ritualistic 'séances' become acts of archival reclamation. Through the lens of quipus—the knotted records of the Wari—they debate whether summoning the past is an act of survival, resistance, or both. What emerges is a profound meditation on memory as a weapon against oblivion, and the ways literature can tie us back to silenced histories.

In the shadowed halls of Buenos Aires' Biblioteca Nacional, a philosopher and a novelist unravel the threads of colonial erasure. Their dialogue centers on *The Book of Séances* and *Ancient Civilization in Western Hemisphere?2*, exploring how fictionalized myths and ritualistic 'séances' become acts of archival reclamation. Through the lens of quipus—the knotted records of the Wari—they debate whether summoning the past is an act of survival, resistance, or both. What emerges is a profound meditation on memory as a weapon against oblivion, and the ways literature can tie us back to silenced histories.