Postcolonial Memory. Time, Space, and Discourse on the Events of Uchuraccay

Today we are at the moment of historicizing the era of violence in Peru. But this does not mean placing events and memories in the past in order to forget them. History is always written from the present. In other words, history is a narration of the present about the past. Therefore, the act of historicizing is equivalent to building the foundation of our future — that is, a launching toward what is to come. (Introduction excerpt).

Author
Hosoya, Hiromi
Publisher
Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP). Documento de trabajo No. 134
Date
2003
Source
CVR - Hemeroteca
Reference ID
articulo-388

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