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ARCE CORTES, Tania. Reapropiación, autocreación y autosignificación de los territorios contrahegemónicos: una forma de sobrevivir a la Ciudad de México. CDC [online]. 2009, vol.26, n.70, pp.5-25. ISSN 1012-2508.

The study of counter-hegemonic territories began at the School of Chicago as an answer to problems related to poverty, prostitution, and migrants, among others. Nonetheless, in the past twenty years those territories have been transformed by their dwellers into spaces that allow for expressions of creativity and individualism. As an example, we look into the Mexican Goth Scene, which autonomously has created territories resignified as home and work place, thereby showing ingenuity and resourcefulness in shaping its own life style. With the creation of these counter-hegemonic territories, the Goth Scene illustrates how a group can resort to alternative subsistence strategies

Palavras-chave : Counter-hegemony; Counter-culture; Territories; Alternative spaces; Goth scene.