‘Dreaming the dream of a dead man’ memory, media, and youth in postwar El Salvador

Medina, Rafael Alarcón

doi:10.1007/s10624-014-9350-5

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2014

DOI: 10.1007/s10624-014-9350-5

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‘Dreaming the dream of a dead man’ memory, media, and youth in postwar El Salvador

Rafael Alarcón Medina

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“… 5. Hirsch writes of “postmemory” as a “structure of inter- and trans-generational transmission of traumatic knowledge and experience” through stories, images, and behaviors (2008: 106). For example, Salvadoran youth use social media to connect to their parents’ revolutionary past (Alarcón, 2014: 492). …”

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Historical Memory at El Salvador’s Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen

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The civil war in El Salvador (1980–1992) resulted in the death of approximately 75,000 people, the vast majority killed by state and paramilitary forces. In the postwar era, the Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen in San Salvador promotes historical memory in order to denounce state violence and advance social justice. It departs from the historic role of museums in upholding ruling-class hegemony and offers a progressive model for disseminating and critically engaging with historical memory. This museum makes history relevant to younger generations through the use of oral history, popular pedagogy, and innovative engagement strategies. However, its impact is limited by neoliberal atomization and relatively low levels of grassroots mobilization—common obstacles faced by popular education initiatives around the world. La guerra civil en el El Salvador (1980–1992) causó la muerte de aproximadamente 75,000 personas, la mayoría asesinadas por el Estado y las fuerzas paramilitares. En la posguerra, el Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen en San Salvador promueve la memoria histórica para denunciar la violencia del Estado e impulsar la justicia social. Se aparta, entonces, del papel histórico de los museos como defensores de la hegemonía de la clase dominante al usar un modelo progresista para diseminar y examinar de forma crítica la memoria histórica. Por medio del uso de la historia oral, la pedagogía popular y varias estrategias de participación innovadoras, el museo trata de que la historia sea algo relevante para las generaciones más jóvenes. Sin embargo, su impacto es limitado debido a la atomización neoliberal y a los niveles relativamente bajos de movilización popular –obstáculos que comparte con otras iniciativas de educación popular alrededor del mundo.

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‘Dreaming the dream of a dead man’ memory, media, and youth in postwar El Salvador

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