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)

Friday, 29 November 2013

Places of memory in Santiago: La Moneda

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Chile's presidential palace, November 2013 (image mine): Chile's presidential palace, September 1973 (image from here ):

Places of memory in Santiago: Londres 38

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I In a pleasant, tree-lined street in the barrio París-Londres is Londres 38 , a former detention and torture centre. It was approproat...

Monday, 25 November 2013

Places of memory in Santiago: Memory museum

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Where better to start a tour of memory places in Chile than at the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos ? It's a large and strikin...

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Travelling

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There will be little to no posting during November. But I will hopefully be gathering plenty of material for future posts!

Friday, 1 November 2013

Argentina celebrates 30 years of democracy

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On 30 October, 1983, elections were held in Argentina which heralded the return to democracy under president Raúl Alfonsín. When you conside...

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Memoria Chilena (5)

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Exiled Chileans, 1973. Image credit: Exiliados chilenos . Disponible en Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile http://www.memoria...

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Memoria Chilena (4)

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This is the cover of APSI after the victory of the "no" campaign in the 1988 referendum. Image credit: APSI: n° 272, oct...

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