Un estallido animal: Animalización y antropomorfización en el conflicto político chileno

This article analyzes the political utility and potency of animal symbolism in human self‐representations, relationships and hierarchies during the social outburst of October 2019 in Chile. Based on personal files and secondary sources, we argue that animalization and anthropomorphization were strat...

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Published in:The journal of Latin American and Caribbean anthropology 2023-06, Vol.28 (2), p.106-120
Main Authors: Aguilera, Isabel M., Vera, Antonieta, Ossandón, Rosario Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anthropomorphism
Conflict
Hostility
Political activism
Self representation
Social unrest
Symbolism
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Summary:This article analyzes the political utility and potency of animal symbolism in human self‐representations, relationships and hierarchies during the social outburst of October 2019 in Chile. Based on personal files and secondary sources, we argue that animalization and anthropomorphization were strategies used by both sides of the conflict to produce an imaginary of each other, as well as racial and class content of their antagonism. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la utilidad y rendimiento político de los animales en las auto‐representaciones, relaciones y jerarquías humanas durante el estallido social de octubre del 2019 en Chile. A partir del análisis de archivos personales y fuentes secundarias, sostendremos que la animalización y la antropomorfización fueron estrategias que, sirviéndose de los animales como símbolos, permitieron producir un imaginario sobre las partes en conflicto, así como expresar el contenido racial y de clase del antagonismo.
ISSN:1935-4932
1935-4940
DOI:10.1111/jlca.12671