Kenneth A. Loparo 
Cultural Producers and Social Change in Latin America 

In Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, there has been an out-pouring of popular-performative activities that have asked citizens to pose questions about the social order and about the memories of recent atrocities. Cala Buendía looks at ways in which cultural producers adapted or developed strategies as resources for social actors to use for change.

Table of Content

1. The Happiness of Pursuit 2. The Cultura Ciudadana Policy in Bogotá: Out-of-the Box Governance in a Violent City 3. The Cultural Resistance of Colectivo Sociedad Civil in Peru: Performing Citizenship in the Time of Fear 4. Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani and the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission: In a Very Imperfect World 5. The Eloísa Cartonera Initiative in Buenos Aires: The Poetics of Labor Conclusion: The Art of Voice

About the author

Felipe Cala Buendía received his Ph D from Princeton University, USA. He is a development practitioner working in global advocacy for children’s rights and citizens’ engagement in policy-making.