Poetics of Memory on Dictatorships

Memorial museums in Latin America strategically blend local and global museological techniques to address dictatorial violence, aiming for international recognition. Research shows these institutions—including the ESMA Museum in Argentina—combine Latin American narratives with Holocaust tropes in their exhibitions, display methods, and digital platforms to attract a worldwide audience and gain prestige from organizations like UNESCO. The study highlights how vernacular language, visual aesthetics, and interpretative texts serve dual purposes: preserving regional memory while aligning with universal human rights discourse.

Villegas, A. C. (2022). Poetics of Memory on Dictatorships. The iJournal: Student Journal of the Faculty of Information, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.33137/ijournal.v7i3.39329