Revisiting the Mexican Student Movement of 1968: Shifting Perspectives in Literature and Culture since Tlatelolco (Literatures of the Americas)

Tracing the evolution of Mexican literary and cultural production following the Tlatelolco massacre, this book shows its progression from a homogeneous construct set on establishing the “true” history of Tlatelolco against the version of the State, to a more nuanced and complex series of historical narratives. The initial representations of the events of 1968 were essentially limited to that of the State and that of the __Consejo Nacional de Huelga__ (National Strike Council) and only later incorporated novels and films. Juan J. Rojo examines the manner in which films, posters, __testimonios__, and the __Memorial del 68__ expanded the boundaries of those initial articulations to a more democratic representation of key participants in the student movement of 1968. "About the Series"--"Books in the Series"--"Acknowledgments" -- "Series Editor" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "1: Introduction: Silencing the Stormâ#x80;#x94;The Never-Ending Search for â#x80;#x9C;Truthâ#x80;#x9D; After Tlatelolco" -- "2: Testimonio as Metahistory in González de Albaâ#x80;#x99;s Los dÃƯas y los años" -- "3: At the Center of the Periphery: Arretcheâ#x80;#x99;s El grito and the Rhizomatic Visual Discourse of the 1968 Student Movement" -- " The Posters of 1968" -- "4: Cárcel de mujeres: Gender and Gendering in â#x80;#x9C;La Titaâ#x80;#x9D; Avendañoâ#x80;#x99;s De la libertad y el encierro" -- "5: The Specters Come Back to Life: Rojo amanecer and El Bulto" -- "Rojo amanecer" -- "El Bulto" -- "6: Looking Back After 40 Years: El Memorial del 68" -- "7: Conclusion" -- "Bibliography." Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Silencing the Storm—The Never-Ending Search for “Truth” After Tlatelolco....Pages 1-18 Testimonio as Metahistory in González de Alba’s Los días y los años ....Pages 19-49 At the Center of the Periphery: Arretche’s El grito and the Rhizomatic Visual Discourse of the 1968 Student Movement....Pages 51-84 Cárcel de mujeres: Gender and Gendering in “La Tita” Avendaño’s De la libertad y el encierro ....Pages 85-113 The Specters Come Back to Life: Rojo amanecer and El Bulto ....Pages 115-148 Looking Back After 40 Years: El Memorial del 68 ....Pages 149-170 Conclusion....Pages 171-173 Back Matter....Pages 175-191