Cacerolazos y bibliotecas: lectura, solidaridad y espacio público después de la crisis Argentina de 2001-2002
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2017-06
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Universidad Andrés Bello
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Este artículo revela el rol de la lectura en el espacio público
urbano como uno de los factores clave en la respuesta a una
crisis económica y política. Después del colapso económico y
político de Argentina en 2001-2002, la lectura se convirtió en
una herramienta importante para las asambleas barriales que,
además de cacerolazos, organizaron una economía solidaria
que auspiciaba una serie de lecturas literarias y bibliotecas comunitarias.
Cada asamblea tenía una comisión cultural activa,
lo que demuestra que las actividades literarias como lecturas y talleres de creación se consideraban tan esenciales para sobrevivir
la crisis como la comida, la ropa, la vivienda y la salud.
Los residentes locales canalizaban su descontento y frustración
política más allá de los cacerolazos para reconstruir un sentido
de ciudadanía a través de la democracia directa donde la lectura
literaria en plazas, parques y edificios ocupados jugaba un
rol importante. Enmarcado en una discusión de la novela El
grito por Florencia Abbate, este ensayo documenta cómo las
asambleas priorizaban el acceso público a la cultura literaria en
un periodo de crisis.
This article demonstrates the role of reading in urban public space as one of the key factors in responding to economic and political crisis. After Argentina’s economic and political collapse in 2001-2002, neighborhood associations organized, along with cacerolazo protests, a solidarity economy that sponsored a number of community activities such as public literary readings and community libraries. Every neighborhood association had an active committee for cultural programming, revealing that literary activities such as readings and creative writing workshops were deemed as essential as food, clothing, housing, and medical care for weathering the crisis. Local residents channeled their anger and frustration with the political situation beyond the protests into rebuilding public engagement through direct democracy where literary reading in neighborhood plazas, parks, and occupied buildings played a consistently strong role. Framed with a discussion of Florencia Abbate’s novel El grito, this essay documents these groups’ dedication to making literary culture accessible to the public during a period of crisis.
This article demonstrates the role of reading in urban public space as one of the key factors in responding to economic and political crisis. After Argentina’s economic and political collapse in 2001-2002, neighborhood associations organized, along with cacerolazo protests, a solidarity economy that sponsored a number of community activities such as public literary readings and community libraries. Every neighborhood association had an active committee for cultural programming, revealing that literary activities such as readings and creative writing workshops were deemed as essential as food, clothing, housing, and medical care for weathering the crisis. Local residents channeled their anger and frustration with the political situation beyond the protests into rebuilding public engagement through direct democracy where literary reading in neighborhood plazas, parks, and occupied buildings played a consistently strong role. Framed with a discussion of Florencia Abbate’s novel El grito, this essay documents these groups’ dedication to making literary culture accessible to the public during a period of crisis.
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Indexación: Revista UNAB
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Lecturas, Crisis Económica, Crisis Política, Argentina
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Revista de Humanidades Nº35 (ENERO-JUNIO 2017): 15-42