“The Sick” and the thesis of the University-Factory in Sinaloa, Mexico, 1970-1973

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the thesis of the University-Factory, political project of "The sick", taken to the field of political practice. The methodology used was heuristic, which consisted of searching, classifying, contracting and interpreting documentary sources, interviews and bibliography. "The sick" was a political tendency that took shape during the strike against Rector Gonzalo Armienta Calderón (1970-1972) at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), located in northwestern Mexico. The thesis of the University factory stated that in the University, work is produced and reproduces the bourgeois production process, where the means of university production appear as property of the bourgeoisie, while the working class (teachers and students) Theyhave to sell their labour force in order to survive. The magisterial labour force received a cash payment for the value of its labour force. The students, on the other hand, were paid in kind and received wages for their thesis, laboratory essays, research work, knowledge and skills. The thesis of the factory university led "Los enfermos" to confront the group José María Morelos "Los chemones" and the Communist Youth "Los pescados", who defended as a proposal autonomy, democracy and university reform.