El pañuelo como artefacto político: desplazamientos y disputas por la calle

Abstract

In this article, we aim to interpret the 'handkerchief' as a political device and its most recent displacements: from the white handkerchief of the Madres and Abuelas of Plaza de Mayo, through the green of the Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal, Seguro y Gratuito (National Campaign for the Right to a Safe, Free and Legal Abortion), to the light blue handkerchief of anti-sexual rights organizations. In particular, we look at the implications of these (counter)citational and intertextual shifts, in relation to a street politics and disputes over the right to life and the meanings attributed to maternity, kinship and gender roles, among other issues.