ABSTRACT

This introduction discusses the difficulties, complexities and trajectories that a cultural studies analyst needs to have in order to understand the trajectories and characteristics of the Right-wing label in Latin America and the Caribbean. Neither a copy nor a template, this particular trajectory speaks of singularities, contexts and histories of the region. I identify several conversations stemming from Latin America and the Caribbean that have examined these trajectories from the vantage point of the analysis of the complex relation between culture and power, a radical contextualist approach and everyday life. This special section includes articles devoted to understanding the pedagogies of cruelty and the female body as a new object of surveillance and intervention; the rise and spread of evangelical churches in particular conjunctures in recent decades in the Southern Cone; a critical analysis of the peace negotiations in Colombia and the reproduction of inequalities and the status quo; and, finally, a somehow pessimistic assessment of the role that the institutionalization and dissemination of the Cultural Studies academic programmes have had alongside these trends in recent years. Without foreclosing other possible conversations, this special section seeks to contribute – from a materialist, Cultural Studies point of view grounded in complexity – to a better understanding of Right-wing trajectories in the region.

摘要

本介绍讨论了文化研究分析师需要具备的困难、复杂性和轨迹，以便了解拉丁美洲和加勒比地区右翼标签的轨迹和特征。既不是副本也不是模板，这个特殊的轨迹讲述了该地区的奇点、背景和历史。我确定了一些源自拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的对话，这些对话从分析文化与权力、激进的情境主义方法和日常生活之间的复杂关系的有利角度审视了这些轨迹。这个特别部分包括致力于理解残忍的教学法和女性身体作为监视和干预的新对象的文章；福音派教会的兴起和传播，特别是近几十年来在南锥体的特殊时期；对哥伦比亚和平谈判以及不平等和现状的再现的批判性分析；最后，对近年来文化研究学术项目的制度化和传播所产生的作用进行了某种悲观的评估。在不排除其他可能的对话的情况下，这一特殊部分旨在从基于复杂性的唯物主义文化研究角度更好地理解该地区右翼的发展轨迹。对近年来文化研究学术项目的制度化和传播与这些趋势一起所产生的作用进行了某种悲观的评估。在不排除其他可能的对话的情况下，这一特殊部分旨在从基于复杂性的唯物主义文化研究角度更好地理解该地区右翼的发展轨迹。对近年来文化研究学术项目的制度化和传播所产生的作用的某种悲观评估。在不排除其他可能的对话的情况下，这一特殊部分旨在从基于复杂性的唯物主义文化研究角度更好地理解该地区右翼的发展轨迹。