Abstract

ANZALDO MONTOYA, Mónica et al. Institución, autonomía y autogestión ante el desastre. O de cómo los terremotos hacen temblar lo instituido. Revista Col. San Luis [online]. 2020, vol.10, n.21, 00002.  Epub Mar 14, 2022. ISSN 2007-8846.  https://doi.org/10.21696/rcsl102120201097.

Historical catastrophes, such as the September 2017 earthquakes that occurred in México City and the southern and central states of Mexico, mean a critical opportunity to look at our social institutions. Base on Cornelius Castoriadis’ political and social theory, this paper offers a reflection in which we take these earthquakes as an analyzer of the institutions (family, religion and science) and their corresponding social imaginary significations. To this end, the speeches that circulated during and after the earthquakes in different media and social networks, as well as the actions of civil society, were examined. Finally, we argue that the past earthquakes, as extreme situations, have the possibility to trigger autonomy processes in our societies.

Keywords : Cornelius Castoriadis; earthquakes in Mexico; social imagination; autonomy.

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