Memory in Latin America

...the news headlines include a number of stories that reflect the persistence of a past that is everlasting and does not wish to pass... (Jelin, State Repression and the Struggles for Memory, 2003)

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Image of the day: Carlin on Fujimori

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La Republica's caricaturist Carlin gives his inimitable take on the latest development in the Fujimori case: Fujimori's request, whi...

News round-up

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Argentina I wrote about the Blaquier/Ledesma case some time ago ; now here's a story in English. Argentine magnate Blaquier charged ov...

Saturday, 17 November 2012

Chile: Patricio Guzmán on memory and documentary cinema

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Here is an interview with renowned Chilean documentary filmmaker, Patricio Guzmán, discussing the role of documentary cinema, the diffic...

Saturday, 10 November 2012

Brazil: Truth commission round-up

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This week it was reported that Brazil's Truth Commission will look into the role of the church in the dictatorship. "The activiti...

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Image of the Day: Fujimori's cell

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There is much discussion in the Peruvian media about the conditions in which Alberto Fujimori is confined. It seems clear that he is not jus...

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Image of the day: Trials in Argentina

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The trials are now: your presence counts 15 oral, public trials in progress in different places in the country 3 debates governe...

News round-up

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Argentina Argentine reporter claims he was threatened by ex-military officer on trial for torture (Journalism in the Americas) Rodolfo Wa...

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