Resurrecting Che

Radicalism, the transnational imagination, and the politics of heroes

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12876756
AutoresJeremy Prestholdt (University of California San Diego, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Volume7
Fascículo3
Páginas506-526
Data de publicação2012-10-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Global History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1740-0228 • E-ISSN: 1740-0236
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1740022812000307
OpenAlexW2067659358
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas65

This article explores the symbolic appeal of Che Guevara within radical Left circles of the 1960s and 1970s. Che's importance as a shared political reference offers a unique window on aspirational symbols and the desire for meaningful transnational solidarity. By tracing Che's resonance in Latin America, western Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, the article brings into conversation the study of post-war radicalism, political iconography, and the cognitive dimensions of interconnectivity. As a means of understanding Che's appeal to both protest movements and guerrilla organizations, the article develops the notion of a ‘transnational imagination’, or mode of perception that frames local circumstances in a world historical trajectory and thereby affects collective aspirations and actions

Aesthetics · Appeal · Art · Conversation · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies