Use of Reflection and Refraction as Counterhegemonic Appropriation Strategies in the Colombian Strike of Crossed Legs

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Abstract

In 2006 more than 100 women from one of Colombia’s most violent cities joined together for The Strike of Crossed Legs. This protest involved denying intercourse to their male sexual partners until the men surrendered their weapons. The women’s protest involved counterhegemonic appropriation of sexual intercourse and rap music. By exploring how the women’s actions constituted Helene Shugart’s counterhegemonic appropriation strategies of reflection and refraction, several implications arise for the analysis of social movement rhetoric.

Author

• Emily Kofoed, Kansas State University