Uses of memory and forgetting in History

This article intends to discuss, in the light of historical experience, the uses of memory and forgetfulness, within the perspective of forgetfulness or confiscated memory. The purpose of such reflections is to think about the memory-forgetting confrontation posed by various social and political act...

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Autor: Padrós, Enrique Serra
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Repositorio:Literatura e Autoritarismo
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/74129
Acesso em linha:http://periodicos.ufsm.br/LA/article/view/74129
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:History
Memory
Forgetting
Forgetfulness
História
Memória
Esquecimento
Desmemória
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Resumo:This article intends to discuss, in the light of historical experience, the uses of memory and forgetfulness, within the perspective of forgetfulness or confiscated memory. The purpose of such reflections is to think about the memory-forgetting confrontation posed by various social and political actors in Latin American countries who, in the recent past, suffered experiences of National Security dictatorships, here considered as concrete limit situations for involving practices of extermination, disappearance and state terror.