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S.12 - Nov 12 2021
08:30 – 10:00 Hrs.

The Polemic Between Julio Antonio Mella and Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre: Continentalism of APRA in the 1920s

PhD Cand. Min Wei
(Peking University, China)

This study aims at examining Aprismo through the debate. Beyond the struggle for the delegacy of anti-imperialism in Latin America, this debate revealed meanings at three dimensions. First, there was an ideological split within the Latin American left wings. Second, in light of the global political movements, the dispute between the Comintern and the Latin American nationalist petty bourgeoisie led to the use of the term "populism" for the first time in the political discussion in Latin America. Third, this leftist debate was ostensibly a polemic over whether Apristas are communists. However, an emphasis on the aspect of ideological struggle may give rise to overlooking the essence of Aprismo in the 1920s, which is the pursuit of continentalism.