Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
ESMA, an infamous center for torture and extermination, now houses a memorial museum. It first opened in 2007 and was subsequently rethought and remodeled. Museological interventions modified the museum script and the visits’ format. This article explores the (re)construction of memories through the communication process between the site and its visitors. It asks: What are the differences between the previous space and the modified one? How do changes affect interactions between visitors and the space? I review the authorial intentions of curators and public responses to the space to trace the evolving debate over what the museum’s script should include/exclude, changes in official memorialization policies and the perceived impact of the space of memory/museum on visitors.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2979/histmemo.32.1.05
Recommended Citation
Kaiser, Susana. "Writing and Reading Memories at a Buenos Aires Memorial Site: The Ex-ESMA." History & Memory, vol. 32 no. 1, 2020, p. 69-99. Project MUSE muse.jhu.edu/article/752195.
Comments
This article was published as
Kaiser, Susana. "Writing and Reading Memories at a Buenos Aires Memorial Site: The Ex-ESMA." History & Memory, vol. 32 no. 1, 2020, p. 69-99. Project MUSE muse.jhu.edu/article/752195.
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