L atin A merican and C aribbean C onfederation of Household Workers

Political (Dis)Articulations

Bibliographic Data

ID13004307
AuthorsNatalia Martínez Prado (corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume5
Issue2
Pages303-318
Publication date2014-11-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2041-7373 • E-ISSN: 2041-7365
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/lamp.12042
OpenAlexW1944276271
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

The aim of this paper is to address the configuration of the dominant identity categories in a Latin American feminine network that has historically claimed a lack of public recognition: the L atin A merican and C aribbean C onfederation of H ousehold W orkers. Working from the perspective of political discourse theory presented in the first section, we briefly analyze the discourses of emergence and development of the Confederation, focusing on women's struggles to be recognized as “household workers.” Special attention is given to their (dis)articulations, particularly with feminists and Catholic lay sectors, as discourses or meaning configurations that conditioned their development as a collective subject. From our perspective, these processes of (dis)articulation established specific meanings for household workers’ practices, instituting their limits in relation to other political projects available, including those held by feminists. The dominant meanings of identity categories have not only enabled specific ways to be identified “as a household worker” but also imprinted the limits and possibilities of their political practice

Articulation (sociology · Epistemology · Identity (music · Latin Americans · Meaning (existential · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law

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