Nathaniel Andrews (UoM, History): ''Anarchist childhoods in Buenos Aires, 1890-1945'
| Dates: | 22 April 2026 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 18:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Speaker: | Nathaniel Andrews |
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This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Wed 22 April 2026, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://tinyurl.com/yzm5d7k2
Abstract: At the turn of the twentieth century, Argentina possessed one of the largest and most influential anarchist movements in the world, with anarchists throughout the country not only playing a leading role in labour agitation, but also developing rationalist educational programmes, rejecting organised religion, challenging established gender norms, and seeking to redefine the traditional family and home. However, despite an increasing awareness of the cultural impact of anarchism on working-class life in Argentina, and a growing body of literature on anarchists' relationship to gender, sexuality, education, and health, historians in the field have, to date, focused almost exclusively on anarchist adults, paying little attention to the ways in which children experienced - and participated - in anarchist militancy. From the perspective of the authorities, children occupied a prominent position within the anarchist movement, regularly taking part in protests, whilst anarchists themselves not only stressed the agency and autonomy of the young, but also found inspiration in children's apparent sense of freedom and lack of inhibitions. Therefore, in this talk, I discuss the role of children in the anarchist circles of Buenos Aires, as well as, more broadly, local anarchists' understandings of childhood and adulthood, respectively, between the late-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries.
Nathaniel Andrews is a Simon Research Fellow at the Department of History at the University of Manchester.
Speaker
Nathaniel Andrews
Role: Simon Research Fellow
Organisation: The University of Manchester
Travel and Contact Information
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A214
Samuel Alexander Building
Manchester
