The Mexican State and the Indigenous Pueblos after the Revolution

Final talk with Dr Juan Carlos Martinez (CIESAS,Oaxaca)

Social researcher specialised in indigenous rights, and visiting scholar at Newcastle university, he will share his experiences and reflections about the situation of Indigenous rights as Mexico celebrates 200 years of independence from Spain, and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. This talk will be in Spanish, with translation in English.

Dr Juan Carlos Martinez will give us a glimpse into the intricate and changing relationships between the indigenous peoples and the Mexican state throughout the twentieth century until today. While after the Revolution indigenous peoples were seen as a ‘problem’ that needed to be ‘resolved’ by the state through policies of integration, this changed dramatically with the emergence of indigenous social movements. It was with the Zapatista movement during the 1990’s that indigenous peoples started to be consider ‘subjects’ that could demand rights and propose a new project of political autonomy. In this conversation we will trace these transformations and have an overview of where the Indigenous Pueblos of Mexico are now 100 year after the Mexican Revolution.

All are of course welcome to turn-up but please note we do have limited spaces available. Find this event on Facebook to confirm your attendance at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142351089166877.

This event is part of a series of special talks at Newcastle University which includes:

• on Wednesday 15th, Re-read/Get to know: The Praise of Reading with Dr. Jorge Catalá Carrasco, Newcastle University lecturer,
• on Saturday 18th, Re-read/Get to Know with Lucy Keating, arts and humanities liaison librarian,
• on Wednesday 22nd, Mexico City for beginners with Dr Monica Moreno Figueroa, Newcastle University lecturer and
• on Wednesday 29th, Revolution on Paper: The Historical Context with Dr Keith Brewster, Newcastle University senior lecturer.