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oapen-20.500.12657-317992021-11-15T08:23:08Z Art from a Fractured Past Milton, Cynthia History Andes Ayacucho Lima Peru Retablo Sacsamarca District Shining Path bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJK History of the Americas Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission not only documented the political violence of the 1980s and 1990s but also gave Peruvians a unique opportunity to examine the causes and nature of that violence. In Art from a Fractured Past, scholars and artists expand on the commission's work, arguing for broadening the definition of the testimonial to include various forms of artistic production as documentary evidence. Their innovative focus on representation offers new and compelling perspectives on how Peruvians experienced those years and how they have attempted to come to terms with the memories and legacies of violence. Their findings about Peru offer insight into questions of art, memory, and truth that resonate throughout Latin America in the wake of "dirty wars" of the last half century. Exploring diverse works of art, the contributors show that art, not constrained by literal truth, can generate new opportunities for empathetic understanding and solidarity. 2017-03-09 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:29 2020-04-01T13:49:52Z 2020-04-01T13:49:52Z 2013-11-01 book 625236 OCN: 1028760764 9780822377467 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31799 eng application/pdf n/a 625236.pdf Duke University Press 10.26530/oapen_625236 100331 10.26530/oapen_625236 f0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9780822377467 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Durham NC 100331 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission not only documented the political violence of the 1980s and 1990s but also gave Peruvians a unique opportunity to examine the causes and nature of that violence. In Art from a Fractured Past, scholars and artists expand on the commission's work, arguing for broadening the definition of the testimonial to include various forms of artistic production as documentary evidence. Their innovative focus on representation offers new and compelling perspectives on how Peruvians experienced those years and how they have attempted to come to terms with the memories and legacies of violence. Their findings about Peru offer insight into questions of art, memory, and truth that resonate throughout Latin America in the wake of "dirty wars" of the last half century. Exploring diverse works of art, the contributors show that art, not constrained by literal truth, can generate new opportunities for empathetic understanding and solidarity.
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