Mendocinian women who join the guerrilla: experiences of politicization of women

The present paper analyzes five interviews with women who joined the Workers Revolutionary Party - Revolutionary Army of the People (PRT-ERP) in the Province of Mendoza between 1973 and 1976. The article investigates the subjects’ experiences that motivated them to join an active guerilla movement i...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ayles Tortolini, Violeta
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2019
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/millca-digital/article/view/2229
Aporte de:
Descripción
Sumario:The present paper analyzes five interviews with women who joined the Workers Revolutionary Party - Revolutionary Army of the People (PRT-ERP) in the Province of Mendoza between 1973 and 1976. The article investigates the subjects’ experiences that motivated them to join an active guerilla movement in a province whose hegemonic historiography has been described as traditionally calm and depoliticized. The following discussion attempts to articulate these women’s actions and their meanings from a popular perspective from bellow and using the categories of gender and class to frame the discussion..