This article investigates the fictional narratives written by „Sub-commandante
Marcos“ of the Zapatista movement EZLN. It is shown that Marcos uses three distinct
frames of reference in his fictional account of the Zapatista guerrilla: an ethnic, a
national and a post-national one. Contrary to other studies that emphasize the harmony
between the three levels, it can be argued that there exists a fundamental tension
between them. There is a tension between the ethnic discourse and the Mexican
nationalist discourse which envisions a nation rather than a nation dominated by a
single ethno-cultural group. Finally, it can be deduced from these tensions that the
EZLN guerrilla is subject to divergent pressures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:801 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Vanden Berghe, Kristine, Maddens, Bart |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Extern. Extern |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Postprint |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik und vergleichende Studien. - 38 (2003). - S. 99 - 107 |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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