The Feminist Movement in Mexico in the 21st Century: Youth, Radicality and Violence
Por:
Alvarez Enriquez, Lucia
Publicada:
1 sep 2020
Resumen:
This paper addresses the analysis of the recent feminist movement in
Mexico (2019-2020), initially led by young women within the National
Autonomous University of Mexico and whose core demands centered around
denouncing and putting a stop to violence against women. In the second
half of 2019 this movement carried out numerous mobilizations and led
several university faculties to a student strike; they took to the
streets, summoning very diverse collectives and social actors. It is a
``new type'' of movement: it has a peculiar protagonist, it is
diversified and in many ways different from previous feminist movements,
lacking specific and unified leadership, and has been deployed with its
very ``own'' language, direct and confrontational, even resorting to
the use of violence as a means of ``communicating and shaking''. This
movement has managed to impact public opinion, among other significant
achievements like securing the attention of the authorities and
triggering institutional and normative changes.
Filiaciones:
Alvarez Enriquez, Lucia:
Enriquez, LA (Corresponding Author), Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Invest Interdisciplinarias Ciencias & Humanid, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Invest Interdisciplinarias Ciencias & Humanid, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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