A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune”

In early February 1971, students at UP Diliman erected barricades, fought off the military, and briefly established the “Diliman Commune.” Using material produced by the “communards” themselves, along with contemporary press reports, I reconstruct the dramatic narrative of the commune and debunk two...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scalice, Joseph; University
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss4/4
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4364/viewcontent/6523.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
id ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-4364
record_format eprints
spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-43642024-08-07T03:42:03Z A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune” Scalice, Joseph; University In early February 1971, students at UP Diliman erected barricades, fought off the military, and briefly established the “Diliman Commune.” Using material produced by the “communards” themselves, along with contemporary press reports, I reconstruct the dramatic narrative of the commune and debunk two prominent myths: that it was a spontaneous uprising and that it was an isolated event. The commune was a part of a widely coordinated set of barricades raised by the radical groups Kabataang Makabayan (KM) and Samahan ng Demokratikong Kabataan (SDK) in service, in the final analysis, to the political interests of their ruling class allies in an election year.KEYWORDS: DILIMAN COMMUNE • UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES • ANARCHISM • STALINISM • MARCOS PRESIDENCY 2019-01-03T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss4/4 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4364/viewcontent/6523.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
collection archium.Ateneo Institutional Repository
description In early February 1971, students at UP Diliman erected barricades, fought off the military, and briefly established the “Diliman Commune.” Using material produced by the “communards” themselves, along with contemporary press reports, I reconstruct the dramatic narrative of the commune and debunk two prominent myths: that it was a spontaneous uprising and that it was an isolated event. The commune was a part of a widely coordinated set of barricades raised by the radical groups Kabataang Makabayan (KM) and Samahan ng Demokratikong Kabataan (SDK) in service, in the final analysis, to the political interests of their ruling class allies in an election year.KEYWORDS: DILIMAN COMMUNE • UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES • ANARCHISM • STALINISM • MARCOS PRESIDENCY
format text
author Scalice, Joseph; University
spellingShingle Scalice, Joseph; University
A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune”
author_facet Scalice, Joseph; University
author_sort Scalice, Joseph; University
title A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune”
title_short A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune”
title_full A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune”
title_fullStr A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune”
title_full_unstemmed A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the “Diliman Commune”
title_sort planned and coordinated anarchy: the barricades of 1971 and the “diliman commune”
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2019
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss4/4
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4364/viewcontent/6523.pdf
_version_ 1808619707632189440