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... spheres— building on three central premises or guiding principles. First, memories are to be understood as subjective processes anchored in experiences and in symbolic and material markers. Second, memories are the ob- ject of disputes ...
... spheres— building on three central premises or guiding principles. First, memories are to be understood as subjective processes anchored in experiences and in symbolic and material markers. Second, memories are the ob- ject of disputes ...
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... sphere , in the “ catacombs ” of history.3 There is an ac- tive political struggle not only over the meaning of what took place in the past but over the meaning of memory itself . The space of memory is thus an arena of political ...
... sphere , in the “ catacombs ” of history.3 There is an ac- tive political struggle not only over the meaning of what took place in the past but over the meaning of memory itself . The space of memory is thus an arena of political ...
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... sphere, archives are growing in numbers, commemorative dates proliferate, and there is a never- ending demand for memorial plaques and monuments.1 The mass media structure and organize this presence of the past in all areas of ...
... sphere, archives are growing in numbers, commemorative dates proliferate, and there is a never- ending demand for memorial plaques and monuments.1 The mass media structure and organize this presence of the past in all areas of ...
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Contents
1 | |
2 What Memories Are We Talking About? | 8 |
3 Political Struggles for Memory | 26 |
4 History and Social Memory | 46 |
5 Trauma Testimony and Truth | 60 |
6 Engendered Memories | 76 |
7 Transmissions Legacies Lessons | 89 |
Conclusion | 103 |
A Chronology of Political Violence and Human Rights Movements | 107 |
Notes | 135 |
Works Cited | 149 |
Index | 157 |
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State Repression and the Labors of Memory Elizabeth Jelin,Judy Rein,Marcial Godoy-Anativia No preview available - 2003 |
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