@article{THESIS,
      recid = {13072},
      author = {Todd, Allyson},
      title = {Creating New Spaces: Autonomous Practice in Zapatista  Communities},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {M.A.},
      address = {2024-08},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {The rise of Indigenous social movements advocating for  autonomy in Latin America has garnered significant  scholarly attention, particularly with the emergence of  autonomous social movements rejecting normative political  frameworks. Among these, the Zapatista movement in Chiapas,  Mexico stands out as a prominent example. Founded in 1994,  the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN)  initiated a rebellion challenging state sovereignty,  leading to the establishment of the Municipios Autónomos  Rebeldes E Zapatistas or Zapatista Rebel Autonomous  Municipalities (MAREZ). However, a recent communiqué from  the group announced the dissolution of these autonomous  municipalities and rebuilding of their communities into  local autonomous governments. This project thus has dual  aims to explore the mechanisms through which the Zapatistas  have employed autonomy and how, post-structural change,  autonomy in practices continues through new spatial  articulations. My study thus investigates how the  intentional construction and reconstruction of spaces  within Zapatista communities reinforces autonomy  reclamation, challenges state sovereignty and  neoliberalism, and reaffirms varied spatial practices.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13072},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.13072},
}