El debate sobre la memoria del conflicto armado en el Perú (1980-2000) : un acercamiento a través de la cultura visual
Through its approach of visual culture, this Master’s Degree Project explores the debate surrounding Memory and the internal armed conflict of Peru (1980-2000) that followed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s presentation of the Final Report (2003). Initially, this project traces a panorama of the debates pertaining to the political arena before beginning an in depth study of the controversy surrounding the Museo de la memoria and the Ojo que llora monument. Then, it will explore the representation of the conflict in the photography exhibit Yuyanapaq (2004), the films La boca del lobo (1988), La vida es una sola (1993) and Sangre Inocente (2000), and in so doing, will establish a dialogue with ongoing research on memory and academic criticism. Finally, after tracing a map of visual imaginaries of the conflict, it will introduce the post-conflict phase (2000-today) in order to analyze the debate on post-memory in the films Madeinusa (2005) and La teta asustada (2009). Through its analysis of the precedents of this debate and the visual culture’s representation of the conflict, this project argues that memories are still being disputed in Peru; while some defend hegemonic discourses such as the Informe de Uchuraccay (1983), others resist the totalizing views of Memory, as exemplified by the emergence of a new provincial cinema that not only produces and projects its own perspectives on the internal conflict but that also involves villages affected by the violence.
Visual memory Peruvian cinema Yuyanapaq Postmemory Mémoire culturelle Cultural memory La teta asustada The Milk of Sorrow CVR Informe de Uchuraccay