1968 Mexico: Constellations of Freedom and Democracy Contributor(s): Draper, Susana (Author) |
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ISBN: 1478001437 ISBN-13: 9781478001430 Publisher: Duke University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2018 Click for more in this series: Radical Américas |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - History | Modern - 20th Century |
Dewey: 972.08 |
LCCN: 2018001471 |
Series: Radical Américas |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 9.2" L (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2019 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the protests, strikes, and violent struggles that formed the political and cultural backdrop of 1968 across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, Susana Draper offers a nuanced perspective of the 1968 movement in Mexico. She challenges the dominant cultural narrative of the movement that has emphasized the importance of the October 2nd Tlatelolco Massacre and the responses of male student leaders. From marginal cinema collectives to women's cooperative experiments, Draper reveals new archives of revolutionary participation that provide insight into how 1968 and its many afterlives are understood in Mexico and beyond. By giving voice to Mexican Marxist philosophers, political prisoners, and women who participated in the movement, Draper counters the canonical memorialization of 1968 by illustrating how many diverse voices inspired alternative forms of political participation. Given the current rise of social movements around the globe, in 1968 Mexico Draper provides a new framework to understand the events of 1968 in order to rethink the everyday existential, political, and philosophical problems of the present. |
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