The Social Life of Politics: Ethics, Kinship, and Union Activism in Argentina PDF
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the social life of politics Lazar-final.indb i 3/6/17 1:17 PM This page intentionally left blank Lazar-final.indb ii 3/6/17 1:17 PM the social life of politics Ethics, Kinship, and Union Activism in Argentina Sian Lazar Stanford University Press Stanford, California Lazar-final.indb iii 3/6/17 1:17 PM Stanford University Press Stanford, California © by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. All photographs by Sian Lazar No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Lazar, Sian, author. Title: Th e social life of politics : ethics, kinship and union activism in Argentina / Sian Lazar. Description: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, . | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifi ers: LCCN | ISBN (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Labor unions—Political activity—Argentina. | Labor movement—Argentina. | Political activists—Argentina. | Political culture—Argentina. Classifi cation: LCC HD. .L | DDC .—dc LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/ Typeset by Motto Publishing Services in /. Minion Pro Lazar-final.indb iv 3/6/17 1:17 PM contents List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction Chapter Th e State and the Unions in Space and Time Chapter Militancia: An Ethics and Politics of the Self Chapter Family and Intergenerational Transmission of Militancia Chapter Pedagogy and Political Community Chapter Containment as Care Chapter Containment as Political Encompassment Conclusion Notes References Index Lazar-final.indb v 3/6/17 1:17 PM This page intentionally left blank LLaazzaarr--ffiinnaall..iinnddbb viii 33//66//1177 11::1177 PPMM illustrations Figure : Festival to protest the planned closure of the Puerto Pibes children’s center Figure : EFS session, (students) Figure : EFS session, (teachers) Figure : Verticalism pyramid Figure : Unionists awaiting the ceremony in homage to Néstor Kirchner Figure : ATE banner, featuring images of Germán Abdala and Leopoldo González Figure : Police directing traffi c away from the route of a demonstration Figure : Protest routes in center of Buenos Aires Figure : View of Avenida de Julio Figure : CTA demonstration, October Lazar-final.indb vii 3/6/17 1:17 PM This page intentionally left blank LLaazzaarr--ffiinnaall..iinnddbb viiiii 33//66//1177 11::1177 PPMM acknowledgments Th is book is the result of more than ten years of work and along the way has ac- cumulated multiple debts of gratitude. First, I thank the unionists who allowed me to interview and accompany them in their work and who welcomed my ques- tions and thoughts each time I returned. My friends in UPCN who were instru- mental in making my research happen include Antonio Montagna, Marcela Ma- nuel, and Mariano Unamuno. I would not have been able to conduct a reasonable project there without the help of Felipe Carillo, Sabrina Rodríguez, and Andrés Rodríguez, an anthropologist by training. Omar Auton, Karina Trivisonno, and Fernando de Sa Sousa were enormously helpful at the very initial stages. In ATE- Capital, similarly crucial at the initial stage was Nelson Llano, and subsequently Gladys Sosa, Máximo Parpagnoli, Matias Cremonte, and Marina Girondo were so generous with their time, patiently ensuring that I had details correct. Lilia Saralegui shared her life story with me, as did Graciela and her mother. All these people, along with numerous others, consented very happily to be interviewed and to share their thoughts with me; they welcomed me into assemblies, training sessions, meetings, offi ces, press conferences, demonstrations, and cultural festi- vals. I am particularly thankful to the junta interna of the Buenos Aires Conta- duría and the assembly of the workers of the Teatro Colón. Also, the UPCN del- egation who allowed me to accompany them at their place of work were helpful well beyond anything one might reasonably expect: warm, welcoming, and fun to be with. Th ey appear in the pages of this book under pseudonyms, and I have decided not to identify the ministry. So I cannot thank them by name but wish nonetheless to express my deep gratitude to everyone. Th anks go also to the tu- tors of the Escuela de Formación Sindical, especially Silvia. Flavia organized me when I fi rst lived in Buenos Aires and has continued to be a wonderful and caring friend. Dani took me to hospital when I broke my wrist and, with Flavi, has hosted me over these years. Darío and Lourdes are al- ways there, helping me out and looking aft er me. Virginia Manzano, María Inés Lazar-final.indb ix 3/6/17 1:17 PM
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