Symbol and protestCorrea Anguita, Florencia (Avtor) Maire, Gonzalo (Avtor) embodied resistancepolitical subjectivityChileSouth Koreaauthoritarianismaesthetic protestcollective memoryThis article is being submitted for consideration in the special section titled Latin Amer­ican Perspectives on Asian Humanities. This research explores the significance of the body as a tool of protest within the resistance movements that emerged under the dicta­torships of Chile and South Korea during the 1980s. It focuses on the role and presence of the body in public demonstrations, highlighting its use as a shared and central element of protest across both contexts. The body is examined as a site of sacrifice, symbolizing collective struggle toward a common political goal. To analyse this phenomenon, the study employs a theoretical framework that integrates the concepts of the aesthetic-polit­ical body, power relations as understood through the philosophy of power, and counter­cultural resistance. Methodologically, the research follows a qualitative and biographical approach, prioritizing the testimonies of social actors from both Chile and South Korea, gathered primarily through interviews.20262026-10-29 15:33:48Članek v reviji190561ISSN pri članku: 2232-5131DOI: 10.4312/as.2026.14.2.265-292sl