The imposition of neoliberalism in Mexico: Resistance and oppression of language teachers at the university level
Keywords:
neoliberalism, language teaching, repression, Mexican universities, corruption
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Abstract
This study draws from Althusser’s (1970) concepts about the Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) to examine the professional trajectories of language teachers (n=4) who taught at Meritorious University of Puebla, one of the main public universities in Mexico. Through the analysis the participants’ testimonios, this article analyzes the repression that university communities experienced during the imposition of neoliberal policies which aimed to privatize public education and limit the right of teaching freedom at the site of the study. In this article, I also examine the oppression that participants have faced during the last 3 decades at the site of the study.
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