Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America

Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America

This article analyzes the many ways in which the “defense of life” discourse has been mobilized for differing political uses in Latin America, considering the meanings ascribed to this banner of struggle from the demand for protection of life advocated by the human rights movements of the late twent...

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Autores principales: Morán Faúndes, José Manuel, Morgan, Lynn M.
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Publicado: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2018
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spelling oai:ojs2.localhost:article-6212019-02-05T20:14:38Z Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America La vida no es una sola: los usos políticos de la “vida” en Latinoamérica Morán Faúndes, José Manuel Morgan, Lynn M. Life, rights, social movements, Latin America Vida, derechos, movimientos sociales, América Latina This article analyzes the many ways in which the “defense of life” discourse has been mobilized for differing political uses in Latin America, considering the meanings ascribed to this banner of struggle from the demand for protection of life advocated by the human rights movements of the late twentieth century, to processes surrounding the biopoliticization of life. In particular, we analyze three cases that show how life mobilizes different and even conflicting agendas: the defense of legal abortion advocated by feminist movements to prevent the death of women; the defense of life from conception advocated by the Catholic hierarchy; and the defense of human life and the planet, mobilized by socio-environmental groups. Despite the growing consensus reached by the expansion of human rights regarding the need to protect life, the article shows how —far from being neutral— life is a politically disputed signifier. El artículo analiza los disímiles usos políticos con que se moviliza el discurso de defensa de la vida en Latinoamérica, considerando las particularidades que cobró esta bandera de lucha desde la demanda de protección de la vida esgrimida por los movimientos de derechos humanos surgidos de finales del siglo XX, y los procesos de biopolitización de la vida. Particularmente, se analizan tres casos que muestran cómo la vida moviliza agendas disímiles y hasta contrapuestas: la defensa del aborto legal sostenida por los feminismos para evitar la muerte de mujeres; la defensa de la vida desde la concepción sostenida por la jerarquía católica; y la defensa de la vida humana y del planeta, movilizada por grupos socioambientales. Así, pese al creciente consenso logrado por la expansión de los derechos humanos respecto de la necesidad de proteger la vida, se muestra cómo ésta, lejos de ser neutral, es un significante políticamente disputado. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2018-05-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml http://culturales.uabc.mx/index.php/Culturales/article/view/621 10.22234/recu.20180601.e326 Culturales; Vol. 6 (2018): Rolling Pass; 1-38 Culturales; Vol. 6 (2018): Publicación Continua; 1-38 2448-539X 1870-1191 spa http://culturales.uabc.mx/index.php/Culturales/article/view/621/343 http://culturales.uabc.mx/index.php/Culturales/article/view/621/398 http://culturales.uabc.mx/index.php/Culturales/article/view/621/465 Derechos de autor 2018 José Manuel Morán Faúndes, Lynn M. Morgan
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Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America
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Morgan, Lynn M.
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title Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America
title_short Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America
title_full Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America
title_fullStr Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in Latin America
title_sort life is not one thing: the political uses of “life” in latin america
description This article analyzes the many ways in which the “defense of life” discourse has been mobilized for differing political uses in Latin America, considering the meanings ascribed to this banner of struggle from the demand for protection of life advocated by the human rights movements of the late twentieth century, to processes surrounding the biopoliticization of life. In particular, we analyze three cases that show how life mobilizes different and even conflicting agendas: the defense of legal abortion advocated by feminist movements to prevent the death of women; the defense of life from conception advocated by the Catholic hierarchy; and the defense of human life and the planet, mobilized by socio-environmental groups. Despite the growing consensus reached by the expansion of human rights regarding the need to protect life, the article shows how —far from being neutral— life is a politically disputed signifier.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
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