Keywords
Archives
Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
Cold War
Transitional justice
Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
Cold War
Transitional justice
Abstract
This essay, originally a lecture given in conjunction with the Convenio Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo - CONICET, reflects on the role of post-dictatorship civil society in the management of politically sensitive archival materials. Mobilizing case studies from across Latin America, it rejects the false dichotomy between so-called “archives of terror” and “archives from below,” emphasizing instead the importance of fighting broadly for archival access as a key measure of democratic citizenship.
References
Ketelaar, Eric, “Archival Temples, Archival Prisons: Modes of Power and Protection”, en Archival Science n° 2, 2002, pp. 221-238.
Lutz, Ellen y Sikkink, Kathryn, “The Justice Cascade: The Evolution and Impact of Foreign Human Rights Trials in Latin America”, Chicago Journal of International Law, n° 2, Vol. 2, 2001.
Weld, Kirsten. Paper Cadavers: The Archives of Dictatorship in Guatemala, Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press, 2014.
Lutz, Ellen y Sikkink, Kathryn, “The Justice Cascade: The Evolution and Impact of Foreign Human Rights Trials in Latin America”, Chicago Journal of International Law, n° 2, Vol. 2, 2001.
Weld, Kirsten. Paper Cadavers: The Archives of Dictatorship in Guatemala, Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press, 2014.