Giving Account. Studies on Testimony of Political Violence in Peru (1980-2000)

This book is an incursion into the archive of testimonies about the political violence that occurred in Peru between 1980 and 2000, fundamental and little-studied material to date. The archive consists mainly of the nearly 17,000 testimonies compiled by the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (2001-2003), available to the public at the Centro de Información para la Memoria Colectiva y los Derechos Humanos of the Defensoría del Pueblo. These testimonies constitute a unique space for learning the unheard versions of this period in our history, as they are narratives of our past that have largely not been incorporated into our collective memory. A careful and exhaustive reading of the testimonies in this archive, from an interdisciplinary perspective and in dialogue with contemporary theoretical thought, allows the authors of this essay compilation to offer us valuable tools for a critical reflection on our recent history and its complex links with the current situation.