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Afterlives of Confinement: Spatial Transitions in Postdictatorship Latin America (Pitt Illuminations)
Susana Draper
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
During the age of dictatorships, Latin American prisons became a symbol for the vanquishing of political opponents, many of whom were never seen again. In the postdictatorship era of the 1990s, a number of these prisons were repurposed into shopping malls, museums, and memorials. Susana Draper uses the phenomenon of the \u201copening\u201d of prisons and detention centers to begin a dialog on conceptualizations of democracy and freedom in post-dictatorship Latin America. Focusing on the Southern Cone nations of Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina, Draper examines key works in architecture, film, and literature to peel away the veiled continuity of dictatorial power ... Read more
During the age of dictatorships, Latin American prisons became a symbol for the vanquishing of political opponents, many of whom were never seen again. In the postdictatorship era of the 1990s, a number of these prisons were repurposed into shopping malls, museums, and memorials. Susana Draper uses the phenomenon of the \u201copening\u201d of prisons and detention centers to begin a dialog on conceptualizations of democracy and freedom in post-dictatorship Latin America. Focusing on the Southern Cone nations of Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina, Draper examines key works in architecture, film, and literature to peel away the veiled continuity of dictatorial power ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822962250
SKU
V9780822962250
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About Susana Draper
Susana Draper is assistant professor of comparative literature at Princeton University.
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