Abstract

AVALOS GONZALEZ, Juan Manuel. Alive when taken; alive we want them back! Global actions for Ayotzinapa and political activism among youth in Guadalajara. Intersticios sociales [online]. 2017, n.14, pp.243-277. ISSN 2007-4964.

This paper analyzes the constitution and development of collective actions calling for justice and solidarity with Ayotzinapa that took place in Mexico City and Guadalajara in 2014 and 2015; actions characterized by the protagonist role of the political activism of young people. Data for the study were gathered through participant observation of several protests and via interaction on such social media platforms as Facebook and Twitter. The study focuses specifically on global actions that occurred on November 20 and December 1. Some results indicate that citizens’ resistance in relation to the events in Ayotzinapa was configured by the articulation of diverse networks of activism that determined the course of collective actions in which Young activists succeeded in potentiating actions through the strategic use of communications technologies that allowed them to challenge cultural meanings and interpellate some political actors related to the forced disappearance of those 43 students.

Keywords : political activism of youth; collective actions; communications technologies; Ayotzinapa; Guadalajara; Mexico.

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