State Repression and the Labors of Memory
by Jelin, Elizabeth; Rein, Judy; Godoy-Anativia, MarcialFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-11-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Summary
In State Repression and the Struggles for Memory, sociologist Elizabeth Jelin exposes the enduring consequences of repression and the conflicted and contingent nature of memory. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from Bosnia to Rwanda to Argentina's Dirty War, she explores how memory and politics intertwine and the forms in which memory - and forgetting - shape individual and collective identities. The book is rooted in the past of South America, but its reach is much wider. The analysis and reflections presented here draw on theories of historical and social memory, trauma and testimony, 'truth' and how memory is created through confrontation and struggle. Cutting across disciplines - history, anthropology, sociology, psychology and legal anthropology - State Repression and the Struggles for Memory is the best existing introduction to the political uses of memory. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Elizabeth Jelin is a professor at the University of Buenos Aires and research director at the Institute of Social and Economic Development (IDES).
Table of Contents
| Preface | ix | ||
| Acknowledgments | xi | ||
| Introduction | xiii | ||
| 1. Memory in the Contemporary World | 1 | (7) | |
| 2. What Memories Are We Talking About? | 8 | (18) | |
| 3. Political Struggles for Memory | 26 | (20) | |
| 4. History and Social Memory | 46 | (14) | |
| 5. Trauma, Testimony, and "Truth" | 60 | (16) | |
| 6. Engendered Memories | 76 | (13) | |
| 7. Transmissions, Legacies, Lessons | 89 | (14) | |
| Conclusion | 103 | (4) | |
| Appendix: A Chronology of Political Violence and Human Rights Movements | 107 | (28) | |
| Notes | 135 | (14) | |
| Works Cited | 149 | (8) | |
| Index | 157 |
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