Human Rights in Argentina: Between Family Memories and Political Identities

Scholarship has identified the centrality of civil society organizations in the cultural/political debate over what should be remembered and why. The article analyses the narratives of 25 human rights activists from Argentina organized in response to the 1976-1983 military regime. Inspired by gender...

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Published in:Journal of civil society 2015-04, Vol.11 (2), p.123-136
Main Author: Mulinari, Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Argentina
Civil society
family stories
gender
Gender roles
Human rights
human rights activism
Latin America
Memory
Military regimes
private/public
Samhällsvetenskap
social movements
Social Sciences
Sociologi
Sociology
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Summary:Scholarship has identified the centrality of civil society organizations in the cultural/political debate over what should be remembered and why. The article analyses the narratives of 25 human rights activists from Argentina organized in response to the 1976-1983 military regime. Inspired by gender and postcolonial scholarship, the article explores how notions of family are named and dilemmas regarding who and what to be remembered are understood in the struggle for 'Memory, Truth, and Justice'.
ISSN:1744-8689
1744-8697
DOI:10.1080/17448689.2015.1045698