When a Social Movement Quarantines: The Power of Urban Memory in the 2019 Chilean Anti-neoliberal Uprising

Badilla Rajevic, Manuela

Abstract

This article reflects on the connections between space, social movements, and urban memory by analyzing the effects of quarantine on the massive Chilean anti-neoliberal movement. It explores two aspects of the quarantine that have unsettled and challenged the spatial dimension of collective action: restrictions on transit through the city and the imposition of hygienic measures on infrastructure and social interactions. The article suggests that these aspects represent a concrete threat to social movements, while at the same time push to strengthen alternative spaces and repertoires of action. It concludes by illustrating the role of urban memories on the potential continuity of the mobilizations and their demands.

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Título según WOS: When a Social Movement Quarantines: The Power of Urban Memory in the 2019 Chilean Anti-neoliberal Uprising
Título de la Revista: SPACE AND CULTURE
Volumen: 23
Número: 3
Editorial: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Fecha de publicación: 2020
Página de inicio: 286
Página final: 292
DOI:

10.1177/1206331220938632

Notas: ISI