Art from a Fractured Past : Memory and Truth-Telling in Post-Shining Path Peru / Cynthia E. Milton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Milton, Cynthia E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Durham NC : Duke University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission not only documented the political violence of the 1980s and 1990s but also gave Peruvians a unique opportunity to examine the causes and nature of that violence. In Art from a Fractured Past, scholars and artists expand on the commission's work, arguing for broadening the definition of the testimonial to include various forms of artistic production as documentary evidence. Their innovative focus on representation offers new and compelling perspectives on how Peruvians experienced those years and how they have attempted to come to terms with the memories and legacies of violence. Their findings about Peru offer insight into questions of art, memory, and truth that resonate throughout Latin America in the wake of "dirty wars" of the last half century. Exploring diverse works of art, the contributors show that art, not constrained by literal truth, can generate new opportunities for empathetic understanding and solidarity.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 100331

ISBN:

9781478091356

OCLC:

1028760764

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access