Open, observe, and understand memory processes: Anthropological contributions in a field of shifting boundaries
The article explores the development of anthropological studies on memory and perceptions of the recent past in Argentina, focusing on the questions, methodologies, and challenges of this evolving field with regard to memories of state violence, particularly during the last dictatorship. It looks at...
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da Silva Catela, Ludmila da Silva Catela, Ludmila da Silva Catela, Ludmila |
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The article explores the development of anthropological studies on memory and perceptions of the recent past in Argentina, focusing on the questions, methodologies, and challenges of this evolving field with regard to memories of state violence, particularly during the last dictatorship. It looks at how anthropology contributes to understanding the production, circulation, and management of collective and individual memories, especially through an ethnographic approach and the importance of addressing silences and institutional practices in the construction of collective memory. The text illustrates four thematic/analytical nuclei: how the field opened up, understanding silences, the ways found to manage the past from public institutions, and the memorial turn with ethnographies on archives, materialities, and social networks. |
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I28-R265-article-175992026-03-20T13:00:02Z Open, observe, and understand memory processes: Anthropological contributions in a field of shifting boundaries Abrir, observar y comprender los procesos de memoria: Contribuciones antropológicas en un campo de fronteras en movimiento Abrir, observar e compreender os processos da memoria: Contribuições antropológicas num campo de fronteiras em movimento da Silva Catela, Ludmila da Silva Catela, Ludmila da Silva Catela, Ludmila Anthropology Ethnography Senses of the past Memory processes Silences Antropología Etnografía Sentidos del pasado Procesos de memoria Silencios Antropologia Etnografia Sentidos do passado Processos de memoria Silêncios The article explores the development of anthropological studies on memory and perceptions of the recent past in Argentina, focusing on the questions, methodologies, and challenges of this evolving field with regard to memories of state violence, particularly during the last dictatorship. It looks at how anthropology contributes to understanding the production, circulation, and management of collective and individual memories, especially through an ethnographic approach and the importance of addressing silences and institutional practices in the construction of collective memory. The text illustrates four thematic/analytical nuclei: how the field opened up, understanding silences, the ways found to manage the past from public institutions, and the memorial turn with ethnographies on archives, materialities, and social networks. El artículo explora el desarrollo de los estudios antropológicos sobre la memoria y los sentidos del pasado reciente en Argentina, centrándose en las preguntas, metodologías y desafíos de este campo en movimiento, respecto de las memorias de la violencia estatal, y en particular, de la última dictadura. Analiza cómo la antropología genera aportes para comprender la producción, circulación y gestión de las memorias colectivas e individuales, especialmente a través del enfoque etnográfico y la importancia de abordar los silencios y las prácticas institucionales en la construcción de la memoria colectiva. El texto ilustra cuatro núcleos temáticos/analíticos: la forma en que se abrió el campo, la comprensión de los silencios, las maneras encontradas para gestionar el pasado desde las instituciones públicas y el giro memorial con las etnografías sobre archivo, materialidades y redes sociales. O artigo explora o desenvolvimento dos estudos antropológicos sobre a memória e os sentidos do passado recente na Argentina, concentrando-se nas questões, metodologias e desafios desse campo em movimento, no que diz respeito às memórias da violência estatal e, em particular, da última ditadura. Analisa como a antropologia contribui para a compreensão da produção, circulação e gestão das memórias coletivas e individuais, especialmente através da abordagem etnográfica e da importância de abordar os silêncios e as práticas institucionais na construção da memória coletiva. O texto ilustra quatro núcleos temáticos/analíticos: a forma como o campo se abriu, a compreensão dos silêncios, as maneiras encontradas para gerenciar o passado a partir das instituições públicas e a virada memorial com as etnografias sobre arquivos, materialidades e redes sociais. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2026-03-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos Invitados para el Dossier application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/17599 10.34096/runa.v47i1.17599 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 47 No. 1 (2026): Dossier: 50 years after the 1976 coup d'état. Contributions of anthropology to the study of the last dictatorship, human rights activism, and policies of memory and justice.; 13-33 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 47 Núm. 1 (2026): Dossier A 50 años del golpe de estado de 1976. Aportes de la Antropología al estudio de última dictadura, el activismo en los derechos humanos y las políticas de memoria y justicia.; 13-33 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 47 n. 1 (2026): Dossiê 50 anos após o golpe de Estado de 1976. Contribuições da antropologia para o estudo da última ditadura, o ativismo em direitos humanos e as políticas de memória e justiça.; 13-33 1851-9628 0325-1217 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/17599/15893 Derechos de autor 2026 Ludmila da Silva Catela https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |