Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p
The work reviewed here offers an exploration and characterization around the theory of the demons and its present “reloaded” version. The theory was presented in the Prologue of the text Nunca Más (Never again), elaborated by the National Commission for the Disappearance of People (CONADEP...
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| description | The work reviewed here offers an exploration and characterization around the theory of the demons and its present “reloaded” version. The theory was presented in the Prologue of the text Nunca Más (Never again), elaborated by the National Commission for the Disappearance of People (CONADEP, by its acronym in Spanish) in 1984, and became very important during the 80s as a central element for the social recomposition of the return of democracy, and started to be questioned as from the 90s. With it, the state and insurgent violence were equated in their responsibilities for unleashing terror, presenting the society as a victim of this abstract and depoliticising violence.
Through its multiple paths, this work offers the opportunity to reformulate the analysis about the relationship between these types of violence in other scenarios of the region in order to think, especially, about the dictatorial processes of the second half of the 20th century and the consequences suffered in the present regarding the different ways in which the collective memory about political repression in the region was constructed. In this sense, the author dissects the reloaded version of the theory and shows how denial and the demonization of the past were revisited in order to stigmatise actors of the present, relegitimise the repressive violence of the state and the advancement of regressive social and economic policies that are currently deployed in the Argentinian territory.
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-95752023-11-27T21:25:12Z Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p Tomar la memoria por asalto. Reseña a «Los dos demonios (recargados)», de Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p Prendre d’assaut la mémoire. Compte-rendu de «Les deux démons (rechargés)» de Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p. Diego Alejandro Toledo Bugarini Toledo Bugarini, Diego Alejandro theory of the two demons Argentinian genocide human rights social movements: popular-insurgent teoría de los dos demonios memoria genocidio argentino derechos humanos movimientos sociales: popular - insurgente The work reviewed here offers an exploration and characterization around the theory of the demons and its present “reloaded” version. The theory was presented in the Prologue of the text Nunca Más (Never again), elaborated by the National Commission for the Disappearance of People (CONADEP, by its acronym in Spanish) in 1984, and became very important during the 80s as a central element for the social recomposition of the return of democracy, and started to be questioned as from the 90s. With it, the state and insurgent violence were equated in their responsibilities for unleashing terror, presenting the society as a victim of this abstract and depoliticising violence. Through its multiple paths, this work offers the opportunity to reformulate the analysis about the relationship between these types of violence in other scenarios of the region in order to think, especially, about the dictatorial processes of the second half of the 20th century and the consequences suffered in the present regarding the different ways in which the collective memory about political repression in the region was constructed. In this sense, the author dissects the reloaded version of the theory and shows how denial and the demonization of the past were revisited in order to stigmatise actors of the present, relegitimise the repressive violence of the state and the advancement of regressive social and economic policies that are currently deployed in the Argentinian territory. La obra aquí reseñada ofrece una exploración y caracterización en torno a la teoría de los demonios y su actual «versión recargada». La «teoría» fue esbozada en el Prólogo del texto Nunca más, elaborado por la Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas (CONADEP) en 1984, alcanzó fortaleza durante los ’80 como elemento central para la recomposición social de «la vuelta a la democracia», y comenzó a ser cuestionada desde los ‘90. Con ella se equiparó la violencia estatal y la insurgente en sus responsabilidades por desencadenar el terror, presentando a «la sociedad» como víctima de esa violencia abstracta y despolitizante. A través de sus múltiples recorridos, esta obra ofrece la posibilidad de replantear el análisis acerca de la relación entre estos tipos de violencias en otros escenarios de la región para pensar, especialmente, los procesos dictatoriales de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y las consecuencias para el presente de los diversos modos en que se construyó la memoria colectiva acerca de la represión política en la región. En este sentido, el autor disecciona la «versión recargada» de la teoría y muestra cómo se retoma el negacionismo y la demonización del pasado para estigmatizar actores del presente, relegitimar la violencia represiva estatal y el «avance» de las políticas sociales y económicas regresivas que actualmente se despliegan en territorio argentino. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019-12-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/9575 10.19053/20275137.n20.2020.9575 Historia Y Memoria; No. 20 (2020): Social and cultural memory. A debate in progress; 385-401 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 20 (2020): Enero-Junio 2020. Memorias sociales y culturales. Un debate en construcción; 385-401 Historia Y Memoria; No 20 (2020): Mémoires sociales et culturelles. Un débat en construction; 385-401 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.n20.2020 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/9575/8633 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/9575/9208 Derechos de autor 2019 Historia Y MEMORIA |
| spellingShingle | theory of the two demons Argentinian genocide human rights social movements: popular-insurgent teoría de los dos demonios memoria genocidio argentino derechos humanos movimientos sociales: popular - insurgente Toledo Bugarini, Diego Alejandro Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p |
| title | Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p |
| title_alt | Tomar la memoria por asalto. Reseña a «Los dos demonios (recargados)», de Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p Prendre d’assaut la mémoire. Compte-rendu de «Les deux démons (rechargés)» de Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p. Diego Alejandro Toledo Bugarini |
| title_full | Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p |
| title_fullStr | Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p |
| title_short | Taking memory by force. A review of «Los dos demonios (recargados)» (The two demons (reloaded), by Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p |
| title_sort | taking memory by force a review of los dos demonios recargados the two demons reloaded by daniel feierstein buenos aires marea 2018 272 p |
| topic | theory of the two demons Argentinian genocide human rights social movements: popular-insurgent teoría de los dos demonios memoria genocidio argentino derechos humanos movimientos sociales: popular - insurgente |
| topic_facet | theory of the two demons Argentinian genocide human rights social movements: popular-insurgent teoría de los dos demonios memoria genocidio argentino derechos humanos movimientos sociales: popular - insurgente |
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