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)

Saturday, 31 August 2013

Peru: El ojo que llora

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Image source I was looking at the pictures of the Lima memorial El ojo que llora (the eye that cries) and its role in the recent mark...

Peru: 10th anniversary round-up

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Image taken from Arte por la memoria's post on an exhibition marking the tenth anniversary of the report in Plaza San Martin, Lima. ...

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Peru: 10th anniversary of the CVR report

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28 August 2013 is the tenth anniversary of the presentation of the final report of Peru's truth and reconciliation commission (CVR). A...

Saturday, 10 August 2013

Argentina: Welcome, grandchild number 109

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This week, the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announced the restitution of identity to the 109th found grandchild. Pablo Germán Athanasiu Las...

Peru: Armed internal conflict

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[Spanish speakers might want to skip directly to the links given below; in this post, I'm not claiming to be original. I just feel that ...

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Chile: Iconic images 40 years on

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To mark the 40th anniversary of the Chilean coup, the memory museum ( Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos ) is calling on people w...

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Peru: The calm before the storm

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The Centro Cultural Ramón Alonso Luzzy in Cartagena (Spain) is presenting a photography exhibition of the work of Baldomero Alejos. The...

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