ABSTRACT
This chapter proposes that a defining element of Latin American feminisms is an understanding of the political act as both embodied and territorialised. Because of this, the concept of cuerpo-territorio [body-territory] is key to understanding contemporary Latin American feminisms. In the first place, the concept connects the different kinds of violence experienced by women and feminised, racialised bodies with the violence exerted upon territories since the colonisation of the continent. Second, it situates feminists as political actors who assert sovereignty over their bodies and their territories, standing against patriarchal mandates, extractivism and neoliberal policies. In order to develop an understanding of feminist politics as embodied and territorialised, the chapter looks at how the concept of cuerpo-territorio underpins collective action and collective performances, focusing on two examples: the performance Un violador en tu camino [A rapist in your path] by Chilean collective Las Tesis, and the performative walk Basta de Terricidio [Stop terricide] by the Movimiento de Mujeres Indígenas por el Buen Vivir [Movement of Indigenous Women for Good Living] in Argentina.
