Feminism South of the Border: Implications between neoliberalism and popular feminism
This work starts from the emergence of women's movements that are turning against aspects of the neoliberal advance, constituting a wave of major feminist manifestations in the context of the global south and amplifying the so-called Southern Feminisms. Given the breadth of the term "Southern Feminism", which encompasses African movements, the Arab world, the Indian context, the feminisms of the Far East, or even the experiences of "Latin American feminism", the latter of which would require an analysis of activist networks from Ciudad Juárez in Mexico to Ushuaia in Argentina, here, we take specifically feminism that developed in the Southern Cone and in the interconnection and integration between the Brazilian, Argentine and Chilean networks, countries in which synchronous movements of contestation were produced, mutually influencing each other in the unfolding of the so-called fourth feminist wave. For this purpose, we seek to know how the connections, the specificities and the agendas of a part of South American feminism are established, which has been read under the label of "popular feminism". The analysis will be made considering the experience of the following organizations: World March of Women, in Brazil, Ni Una Menos, in Argentina and Las Tesis, in Chile. From the methodological point of view, we will analyze the official publications of the movements studied, found in periodicals, digital portals, as well as their manifestos. Semi-structured interviews with members of these organizations will also be carried out in order to discuss demands, positions and experiences, aiming to identify common traits and specificities that mark South American feminisms. From the systematic analysis of the studied materials and the transcribed interviews, the demarcation of the organization, its positions and demands will be sought.