Cultural Production and the Transmission of Memory: Reversing Amnesia in the Southern Cone
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open in viewerThe Southern Cone of South America still grapples with the military dictatorships that devastated the region in the 20th century. I argue a sense of amnesia has subsequently developed due to governmental attempts to conceal the horrors of the past, this despite a return to democracy. Such subterfuge obstructs justice, and these nations are unable to recover. My project shows how the development of a “memory culture” has moved these nations closer to reversing the amnesia. The cultural products I analyze transmit the memory of the past into the public sphere; each has the potential to effect change in its own way. I claim that a synergistic collection of memory projects can bridge the gap between the people and the State, perhaps what is needed for recovery in the Southern Cone.
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- E-project-050114-001928
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- 2014
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- 2014-05-01
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- 2020-12-07
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