On the Chilean Social Explosion

<p><em>On the Chilean Social Explosion</em> uses the methods of literary cultural and subaltern studies to examine what cultural foundations and practices gave rise to this political uprising. <p/>On 18 October 2019 Chile exploded into a series of nationwide protests that placed the socio-political order of neoliberalism settler colonialism and patriarchy under structural crisis. In March 2020 however the quarantining measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic put this grassroots rebellion on pause. The author explores and analyzes these five months which have come to be known as the Chilean social explosion [<i>estallido social</i>]. <p/>This book will be of value to researchers of cultural studies cultural and radical politics resistance and protest subaltern studies and Chilean and Latin American politics. It will also interest a broader audience concerned with social movements grassroots organizing and expressions of dissent across the world. </p>