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Ethnocentrism, Nationalism and Post-nationalism in the Tales of Subcomandante Marcos

2004; University of California Press; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/msem.2004.20.1.123

1533-8320

Kristine Vanden Berghe, Bart Maddens,

Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America

A discourse analysis shows that the literary passages in subcomandante Marcos’ press releases (Relatos de el viejo Antonio, Chiapas, CIACH, 1998 and Don Durito de la Lacandona, Chiapas, CIACH, 1999) express both the ethnical, national and post-national demands of the EZLN. The analysis reveals three tensions in the discourse, which seem to reflect the divergent pressures on the EZLN.