A topography of memory: Reconstructing the architectures of terror in the Argentine dictatorship

This essay introduces the work of Memoria Abierta (Open Memory), a non-governmental organisation that compiles, organises and distributes the mass of documentary evidence from human rights organisations and other personal and institutional archives connected to State terrorism in Argentina. It colla...

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