Introduction: why write about the post-dictatorship generation? -- Pushing the envelope : memory formation in Argentina -- Collective memory from the dictatorship to the present -- Living the absense : the children of the Desaparecidos -- Addressing silences, taboos, and margins -- Building bridges between generations -- The past in the present, the present in the future -- Chile and Uruguay : memory struggle in negotiated transitions -- Chile : overcoming the stunned state of the people -- Uruguay : memory struggles against the clock -- Conclusion : the never-ending path to the never again
Summary
"Southern Cone post-dictatorship generations reshape the collective memory of the dictatorial past through political activism and forms of artistic expression (cinema, literature, comics and photography). The author situates their work at the intersection of the individual and the collective: it is enabled by changes in the political context and can have a profound impact on the collective level. At the same time, these projects help artists and activists work through traumatic events individually. The first part of the book focuses on Argentina, where this generation's public interventions have broadened social involvement in remembering the past and encouraged learning from it for the sake of the present. In the second part, the author compares the exemplary achievements in Argentina with Chile and Uruguay, where political conditions are less conducive to genuine debate."-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index
