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FIGUEROA-GRENETT, Claudio. Political action of children and young people in Chile: bodies, performativity and production of subjectivity. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.1, pp.199-212. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.16111.

This article explores the forms of political action undertaken by the Student Movement in Chile, specifically the marches and performances that occurred during 2011. The methodological perspective of performances is used, which connects the situated and contingent appearance of the body and a political stance as a position in public space. The results highlight the intensive use of the body and the incorporation of festive and playful elements, which is distinct from the institutionalization of political action and the previous cycles of protest that occurred in Chile. The author concludes that the political actions of children and young people combine pleasure and political action to reconvert corporal energies, suspend the logic of confrontation with the police and invent a form of citizenship through action.

Author’s key words: political action, performances, bodies, subjectivity.

Palabras clave : Children; young people; participation; social movements; citizenship; political psychology (Unesco Social Sciences Thesaurus)..

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