Historiography, international cooperation and American solidarity. The II International Congress of American History and the role of history in the construction of a continental identity
It is not uncommon to link the process of the construction of national states and their need to generate national identities with the progressive constitution of a historiographical field. Historians played a central role in both, as the guarantors of a scientific history, but also as the originator...
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Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/cuadernosdehistoriaeys/article/view/33562 |
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| Sumario: | It is not uncommon to link the process of the construction of national states and their need to generate national identities with the progressive constitution of a historiographical field. Historians played a central role in both, as the guarantors of a scientific history, but also as the originators and transmitters of identity narratives.
The centrally national dimension of this historiographical enterprise coexisted with efforts and wills to transcend it, even though the identity-based background remained in the motivations. In Argentina during the 1920s and 1930s, the effort of its most conspicuous representatives to stimulate research and teaching that would open national frameworks to continental borders was evident. This operation was seen not only as a contribution to historical knowledge, but also, beyond strict disciplinary issues, as a facet of cooperation between states. Thus, it is in this sense that it can be regarded as an instrument of international politics.
Here, we intend to analyse the II International Congress on the History of America held in Buenos Aires in 1937. Organised by the Junta de Historia y Numismática Americana as part of the celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the city of Buenos Aires, the event went beyond the academic world to combine diplomacy and politics. Arguments were presented that, beyond their historiographical relevance or the quality of the research that underpinned them, reinforced certain meanings about American identity, international cooperation and, especially, the role of historians and their knowledge on these processes. |
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