Commemorative Literacies and Labors of Justice: Resistance, Reconciliation, and Recovery in Buenos Aires and Beyond

by Loren D. Lybarger and James S. Damico

Book Overview

This book examines literacy practices of commemoration marking the 40th anniversary of the March 24, 1976 coup in Argentina. Drawing on research conducted across three distinct sites in Buenos Aires in March 2016-a public university, a Catholic church, and a former naval base and clandestine detention center transformed into a museum space for memory and justice-this book sheds light on the ways commemorative literacies at these locations work...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032026111
• ISBN13: 9781032026114
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"