This article analyzes the social discourses of university students who participate in different types of organizations, with the purpose of studying their characteristics as a
political generation. The research was carried out through a deliberate sample, using
discussion groups as a technique to produce information, analyzing the data collected
through a discourse approach. The results show that there are three repertories from
which young individuals refer to themselves: “We as university students”, “We as an
organization” and “We as heirs”. In the discussion, it is proposed that these three
repertories are articulated in a common generational narration, which gives sense to
them, and define them as protagonists of a “fearless generation”.
Keywords:
generations, discourse analysis, student movement
Author Biographies
Juan Sandoval Moya, Universidad de Valparaíso
Doctor en Psicología Social por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Profesor titular de la Escuela de Psicología de la Universidad de Valparaíso e investigador del Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios sobre Cultura Política, Memoria y Derechos Humanos de la misma universidad. Correo electrónico: juan.sandoval@uv.cl
Valeria Carvallo Gallardo, Universidad Alberto Hurtado
Socióloga, Universidad de Valparaíso, y Magíster en Estudios Sociales y Políticos Latinoamericanos, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago. Correo electrónico: valeria.carvallo.gallardo@gmail.com
Sandoval Moya, J., & Carvallo Gallardo, V. (2019). A ‘fearless’ generation: discourse analysis on the young chilean student movement protagonists. Última Década, 27(51), 225–257. Retrieved from https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/UD/article/view/54309
