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Community RememberingFear and Memory in a Chilean ShantytownMonmouth University The dictatorship in Chile perpetrated massive human rights violations for 17 years, causing a rupture in social processes and engendering fear in the population. Data being gathered in an ongoing participatory action research study of the población (shantytown) La Pincoya show that while memory can be debilitating to most persons, it may empower others. Memories of the practices of the military regime continue to cause fear in some of the population, affecting community cohesion and participation in local organizations. This has led to the dismantling of social networks in the community, robbing members of their ability to be the protagonists of their own lives.
Key Words: Human rights Memory Fear Chile Community
Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 36, No. 5,
72-88 (2009) |
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