Orinoco Tribune - Raquel Pina - Argentina Between Empire & Resistance

The Argentinian nation has faced imperialist attack for centuries, and its current globalized form is intent upon destroying the Argentinian identity and its societal values, but “the Argentinian people, with our long history of struggle, resistance and rebellion, our common doctrine and common principles, will be able to fight back neocolonialism… the more we get organized,” commented Argentinian professor and analyst Raquel Pina while discussing the situation of Argentina under the administration of President Javier Milei.

Since the self-described “libertarian” and “anarcho-capitalist” Javier Milei took office as the president of Argentina in December last year, the country seems to have spiraled into a socio-economic abyss. Nevertheless, this may be nothing new under the sun, given that Argentina has lived through a vicious cycle of alternating capitalist destruction and progressive recovery at least over the last seven decades. In addition, Argentina is one of the countries that still experiences the reality of British colonialism, apart from the neocolonialism which is the order of the day for most of the world.

These issues were addressed by Dr. Raquel Pina, an expert in Latin American cultural and literary studies and history, in an interview with Orinoco Tribune on November 5. Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, in the 1970s, to a working-class family, she was a first-generation university student. She studied at the Ohio State University, USA, and currently teaches at the Columbus State Community College, Ohio. She has written numerous articles on contemporary issues in Argentina and Latin America, as well as authored two books, including El Sujeto en Escena, on the impact of globalization on contemporary Argentinian cinema. At present she is researching on the native Antarctician people, descendants from Argentinian and Chilean parents, and their cultural significance for Argentina and Chile, within the framework of the bicontinental nature of these countries of the Southern Cone.

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