The politicization of the intimate space in the Chilean feminist May and the #ChileWokeUp movementThe Chilean student feminist movement of May 2018 erupted with force in the streets and across educational institutions. One year later, the social movement #ChileWokeUp of 2019, mobilized millions of people to the streets, demanding a new constitution and the end of the patriarchal society, denouncing the violence exerted by the police and the military against women. This raises the questions of how these young feminists subjectify themselves in relation to feminism and within the framework of these movements, how the intimate space is politicized. This qualitative research was carried out through interviews with young activists. The results show that the feminist political subjectivation of activists develops from unique experiences such as attending marches, performing in public spaces, or daily actions such as questioning different personal practices such as language or interpersonal relationships.
Keywords:
Feminist movement; Young activists; Feminist politization; Feminism
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Fuente: archivo personal de la autora.#PraTodoMundoVer: Hay una manifestación de jóvenes alrededor de una grúa de papelón amarillo. Arriba se lee “deconstruye”, y en frente, ARQ USACH. Sobre el vehículo está una mujer con casco blanco y delante suyo, una escalera amarilla que sale del motor del camión. Los y las jóvenes llevan camperas, algunos llevan gorras. Muchos llevan carteles en las manos. En primer plano, delante de la grúa, cajas rojas se amontonan sobre una caja negra con la palabra “patriarcado”. Las cajas llevan carteles pegados con palabras como “acoso”, “lesbofobia”, “violencia”, discriminación”, “desigualdad”, “machismo”, “represión”, “penalización del aborto” y otras