Pedagogía de los mártires, comunidades militantes católicas y territorio: el caso de la Isla Maciel, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016-2019)

Abstract

This article proposes to analyze some aspects of the dynamics of Catholic religious activism in a marginal neighborhood of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Isla Maciel, at present (2016-2019). We seek to understand how pedagogical practices are put into practice around the figures of the martyrs of Catholicism, that is, priests, religious and bishops who were the object of state repression during the last military dictatorship and who have formed a memorial canon in the post-dictatorship (1976-1983). We will work two dimensions, on the one hand, the repertoire of symbols, images, murals, slogans that mark the territory of the parish and its annexes in order to contribute to the understanding of the construction of militant communities in popular neighborhoods. On the other, the networks of social, political and humanitarian activism that are woven beyond the territorial borders. Finally, we will problematize the tensions that arise from these dynamics, highlighting the limits of the pedagogical repertoire.