New Subjects, Same Old Intellectuals: Zapatismo and its Reception by the Mexican Intellectual Field (1994-2000)
Date
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
This study focuses on reactions of the Mexican intellectual field to the Zapatista indigenous uprising, in 1994. In the context of democratic transition and modernization reforms that marked the Salinas administration, mainstream cultural magazines took part on the discussion about what that movement meant, which were their objectives, and what would be the impact over national politics. Being traditionally engaged in political debates since the 1970s, this cultural press circulated perspectives and interpretations that can be explored for a deeper understanding on how Mexican intellectuals conceived their present. Magazines such Nexos, Vuelta, and Cuadernos Americanos brought reactions and attempts to put that indigenous movement in a broader political context that encompassed many factors. My objective is to discuss some themes and discourses that surfaced at that moment, and to contextualize them in the relations that the Mexican intellectual field had with different political conceptions established by then in Mexico. The conclusions point to many commonalities and some differences that should be explained in light of that particular political context but also of the previous political positions sustained by these intellectuals. This research is part of the Dual Degree Program maintained between Rice University and UNICAMP. This text presents the third and last chapter of the final dissertation, introduced by a summary of the major findings that support the investigation and discussion proposed here. The full dissertation (in portuguese) is attached here as a supplemental file.
Description
Advisor
Degree
Type
Keywords
Citation
Ferreira da Silva, Jose Antonio. "New Subjects, Same Old Intellectuals: Zapatismo and its Reception by the Mexican Intellectual Field (1994-2000)." (2022) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113156.