"Cuando una mujer avanza": Female Participation in the Oaxacan Civil Uprising of 2006 as a Feminist Moment
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In 2006, the Mexican state of Oaxaca was the stage of a large-scale civil uprising against an oppressive state government hegemony. A violent attack by state & municipal police on striking teachers ordered by then governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz sparked a backlash that led to nearly six months of civilian unrest in the state. The uprising was only brought to heel when the federal authorities sent federal troops into Oaxaca to regain government control. Coinciding with the ten-year anniversary of the uprising, I conducted research in Oaxaca to learn more about female participation in “el 2006” and discover what perceived impacts their participation had on the lives of Oaxacan women. Upon applying a feminist ethnographic methodology through the lens of Gramsci’s hegemony, I believe that the 2006 civil uprising in Oaxaca can be seen as a “feminist moment” in Oaxacan history. In conducting this research, I hope to address what I see as a gap in the academic literature on the subject and correct what is, at times, a misrepresentation of the event that either leaves women out of the narrative altogether or only discusses them within gendered aspects of hegemonic struggles.Type
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Degree Name
M.A.Degree Level
mastersDegree Program
Graduate CollegeLatin American Studies