The dance of those left behind. Chilean high school students and the possibility of disagreement

The article examines the high school students’ protest against the neoliberal conception of education during the first period of President Michelle Bachelet government. Specifically, I analyze how the new generation of young Chileans critically uses and produces pop culture — photoblogs, posters, an...

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Main Author: Irene Depetris Chauvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2014-06-01
Series:Visualidades
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Online Access:http://revistas.ufg.emnuvens.com.br/VISUAL/article/view/33692
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Summary:The article examines the high school students’ protest against the neoliberal conception of education during the first period of President Michelle Bachelet government. Specifically, I analyze how the new generation of young Chileans critically uses and produces pop culture — photoblogs, posters, and stencils — in order to express disagreement with the mercantilist approach to education and the very concept of neoliberal freedom and equality.
ISSN:1679-6748
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