Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea

This text is based on a multisite ethnography of seven years on the impact of exhumations of mass graves from the Civil War in contemporary Spain. The ethnography has been carried out in different research scenarios: exhumations, commemorative rituals, academic conferences on memory, teach-ins, demo...

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Main Author: Francisco Ferrándiz
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) 2012-01-01
Series:Ciências Sociais Unisinos
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=93823715010
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description This text is based on a multisite ethnography of seven years on the impact of exhumations of mass graves from the Civil War in contemporary Spain. The ethnography has been carried out in different research scenarios: exhumations, commemorative rituals, academic conferences on memory, teach-ins, demonstrations, book presentations, music concerts, NGOs for the 'recovery of historical memory', different working teams with institutional support, forensic laboratories, art exhibits and so forth. It explores the way in which transnational Human Rights discourses and concepts have been steadily being translated into the Spanish case, becoming one basic guide for action for many of the civil associations, as debates have grown in intensity and depth. In the process they have become more sophisticated, have become partially institutionalised, and have finally incorporated a growing judicial tone. In this sense, the series of Human Rights reports such as those by Amnesty International, but more clearly Judge Garzon¿s attempt at indicting Francoism and the aftermath of his indictment by the Supreme Court, have become crucial operators of this irruption of human rights discourses and practices in the debates around 'historical memory' in the country, more specifically though legally¿bound concepts such as 'crimes against humanity' and 'forced disappearances'.
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Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea
Ciências Sociais Unisinos
the anthropology of violence
social memory
human rights
forced disappearances
mass graves
exhumations
victimhood
title Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea
title_full Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea
title_fullStr Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea
title_full_unstemmed Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea
title_short Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea
title_sort das valas comuns aos direitos humanos a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forcados na espanha contemporanea
topic the anthropology of violence
social memory
human rights
forced disappearances
mass graves
exhumations
victimhood
url http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=93823715010
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