Ways of narrating the peruvian armed conflict (1980–2000). The memoirs of Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez
Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez, anthropologist and writer, was an active agent during the Peruvian armed conflict (1980-2000). This belligerence involved confrontations between groups considered terrorist—such as Sendero Luminoso and the MRTA—the Peruvian Army, and peasant militias, resulting in an estimate...
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Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras
2025
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| Sumario: | Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez, anthropologist and writer, was an active agent during the Peruvian armed conflict (1980-2000). This belligerence involved confrontations between groups considered terrorist—such as Sendero Luminoso and the MRTA—the Peruvian Army, and peasant militias, resulting in an estimated 69,000 deaths and disappearances, according to the “Comisión de la Verdad y la Reconciliación” (2003). Gavilán’s memoirs, which recount his experiences first as a member of Sendero Luminoso and later as a soldier in the Army, present an erratic yet revealing narrative that contributes to reconstructing Peruvian history and understanding the functioning of two antagonistic political forces. In this article we propose to reflect on the construction of archives (Foucault, 1969; Dalmaroni, 2010; Stoler, 2010) through the analysis of the photos included in both Memorias de un soldado desconocido. Autobiografía y antropología de la violencia (2012) and Carta al teniente Shogún (2019). These visual materials complement the testimonial narrative, helping to foreground subaltern stories that challenge official historical accounts. |
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