Abstract

Protest activity has become a central element for political change in Chile. In 2019, during Chilean’s October social outburst, performing arts were in the centre of the street protests. This paper explores the inspiration social movements have gained from, artistic practices and the role the arts in general have had as a new form of youth participation and engagement in politics in Chile. Also, this paper examines the relation between the lack of formal citizenship education in the Chilean curriculum after the comeback of democracies and the birth of these new forms of political participation and activism within the youth. Additionally, based on the Chilean case, the paper argues the need for new conceptualizations of citizenship education beyond the traditional boundaries of education institutions.