Breaking the ‘Silence’ of the Military Regime: New Politics of Memory in Brazil |
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Authors: | NINA SCHNEIDER |
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Affiliation: | University of Essex, UK and FernUniversit?t Hagen, Germany |
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Abstract: | This article elucidates the latest developments in the ‘politics of memory’ regarding the military regime in Brazil. Only recently, I argue, has the Brazilian state abandoned its ‘politics of silence’ and started to actively champion the memory of the left‐wing ‘resistance’. This new strategy climaxed in a governmental crisis over a historic plan to establish a National Truth Commission to investigate human rights violations during the military regime. The article analyses key incidents and debates prior to the crisis, and contrasts the post‐dictatorial collective memory of Brazil with that of other Latin American countries. |
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Keywords: | memory military regime Brazil Memó rias Reveladas amnesty truth commission |
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