Reivindicando memorias, recomponiendo itinerarios: experiencias, fricciones y expectativas en la construcción de una “ruta de la memoria” en la región de Valparaíso, Chile
Reivindicando memorias, recomponiendo itinerarios: experiencias, fricciones y expectativas en la construcción de una “ruta de la memoria” en la región de Valparaíso, Chile
Authors
van Diest, Camila
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Date
2023
Datos de publicación:
Cultura, Hombre, Sociedad (CUHSO), Vol.33, N°2, 462-495, 2023
Keywords
Memoriales - Territorio - Patrimonialización - Valparaíso
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Abstract
Durante los últimos años, las iniciativas de memorialización de las espacialidades del terrorismo de Estado en Chile se han multiplicado, in-cluyendo distintas escalas y formatos. En este contexto, el artículo explora la construcción de una “ruta de la memoria” en la región de Valparaíso, a partir de la experiencia de los actores ciudadanos e institucionales que la llevan adelante. Para ello, se analizan las colaboraciones, prácticas y reivindicacio-nes que acompañan la materialización del proyecto en distintas localidades de la región. En base a una investigación cualitativa— que integró entrevis-tas en profundidad y observaciones etnográficas— se argumenta que la bús-queda de la reparación simbólica que guía este emprendimiento de memoria se articula fuertemente a representaciones y reclamaciones asociadas a una dimensión regional. El trabajo sostiene que tanto la patrimonializa-ción de los sitios que componen la ruta, como los conflictos y expectativas que se generan en torno a la iniciativa a lo largo del tiempo, resultan significativos para comprender los modos en que se disputan las memorias so-ciales en sus terrenos concretos. A partir de esta discusión, la investigación busca contribuir a problematizar el vínculo entre procesos de memorialización y producción social de territorios en contextos locales y regionales.
In recent years, memorialization initiatives around places marked by State terrorism in Chile have multiplied, including different scales and formats. In this context, the article examines the construction of a "memory route" in the Valparaíso region, based on the experience of the citizen and ins-titutional actors who carry it out. To do so, the collaborations, practices, and claims accompanying the materialization of this project in different locations in the region are analyzed. Based on qualitative research—which integrated in-depth interviews and ethnographic observations—it is argued that the search for symbolic reparation that guides this memory work is strongly articulated with representations and claims associated with a regional dimension. It is argued that both the patrimonialization of the sites making up the “memory route”, as well as the conflicts and expectations arising around the initiative over time, are significant to grasp how social memories are disputed in their specific fields. From this discussion, the research intends to contribute to the understanding of the link between memorialization initiatives and the social production of territories in local and regional contexts.
In recent years, memorialization initiatives around places marked by State terrorism in Chile have multiplied, including different scales and formats. In this context, the article examines the construction of a "memory route" in the Valparaíso region, based on the experience of the citizen and ins-titutional actors who carry it out. To do so, the collaborations, practices, and claims accompanying the materialization of this project in different locations in the region are analyzed. Based on qualitative research—which integrated in-depth interviews and ethnographic observations—it is argued that the search for symbolic reparation that guides this memory work is strongly articulated with representations and claims associated with a regional dimension. It is argued that both the patrimonialization of the sites making up the “memory route”, as well as the conflicts and expectations arising around the initiative over time, are significant to grasp how social memories are disputed in their specific fields. From this discussion, the research intends to contribute to the understanding of the link between memorialization initiatives and the social production of territories in local and regional contexts.