Mendoza García, Jorge, Yllich Escamilla Santiago y Amílcar Carpio Pérez. Los 43 de Ayotzinapa: narración, memoria, política, historia. Ciudad de México: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, 2024.

Abstract

Twelve years after the disappearance of the students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers’ College in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, demands persist for the truth to be brought to light, for those directly and indirectly responsible to be brought to justice, and for the victims to be remembered. Throughout this time, there have been discussions about the impact this tragic event has had on the thinking, perceptions, and actions of various groups regarding the students of this institution. Since 1926, this school has been a leading institution in teacher training for rural communities. Its location in the southern state of Guerrero has not prevented it from becoming an epicenter of Mexican student activism. It is therefore not surprising that the history of the Ayotzinapa students serves as a model for social movements.