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)

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Uruguay's army chief wants to "turn the page"

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Uruguay has a new army chief, Juan Villagrán, replacing Pedro Aguerre. Villagrán has already stirred up controversy with his remarks about t...

Sebastião Salgado as migrant

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The Lens blog of the New York Times has an interesting piece about Sebastião Salgado's early work. It notes that he led dictatorship-era...

Saturday, 22 February 2014

Argentina: Remains of vice-governor of Tucumán discovered

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It has been confirmed that the remains discovered in the Pozo de Vargas, Tucumán, include those of the former vice-governor of the province,...

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Argentina: Trial of the judges

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A high-profile human rights trial opened this week in Mendoza, Argentina. It is the "trial of the judges" (juicio a los jueces) of...

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Argentina: Devoto prison deaths to be reinvestigated?

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Nearly a year ago, I blogged about the so-called "mattress riot" - motín de los colchones - which occurred at the Devoto prison i...

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Argentina: More on museum project for ESMA

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Pagina/12 provides more information on the memory museum project for the ESMA site in Buenos Aires. The curators of the place of memory wi...

Saturday, 8 February 2014

Guatemala: New memory museum opens

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A new museum called La Casa de la Memoria Kaji Tulam has opened in Guatemala. Kaji Tulam means "so as not to forget" in the Quiché...

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