Women and Genocide in Guatemala
Justice and the Politics of Memorialization
Women and Genocide in Guatemala
Justice and the Politics of Memorialization
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After the conclusion of the 36-year long civil war in Guatemala, a Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH) was established in order to clarify human rights violations which took place. This organisation recommended a process of public memorialization of the victims in coordination with civil society organizations. Memorialization of this kind took both formal and informal froms: murals and graffiti as well as museums and public shrines. Based on extensive fieldwork this book deploys visual methodology and feminist theory in order to assess these efforts of memorialization in a gendered context. Multiple sites of memorialization are examined in relation to female representation as well as women's political activism in the process of constructing public memory and performance. This study offers a landmark contribution to memorialization studies by examining such practices in the Guatemalan context.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1. Private Reflective Memorials
Chapter 2. Memorial Museums
Chapter 3. Memorial Murals
Chapter 4. Street Art and Graffiti
Chapter 5. Commemorative Memorialization
Conclusion
Bibliography
List of Abbreviations
Index
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| Published | 19 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 9781838602772 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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