Núcleo Disca

Disability and citizenship

Invisibilized memories: commemoration of the coup d’Etat from the perspective of people with disabilities

Victor Romero-Rojas and Natalia Montaña-Castro

Key points:

  • As part of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup d’état in Chile, various commemorative events were held, reflecting the diversity of memories in recent years.
  • This study focuses on the commemorative action organized at the National Stadium by the Colectivo Nacional por la Discapacidad (CONADIS), which involved displaying a banner created by its members.
  • From the perspective of social psychology of memory, this action can be seen as an expression of “other” memories, which are usually excluded from dominant narratives.
  • Through a critical discourse analysis of focus groups held before and after the event, three main themes were identified:
    1.  Artistic intervention and commemorative discourses of the coup’s 50th anniversary from the perspective of disability;
    2. Reflections on the process of creating the banner; and
    3. Memory elements related to human rights violations against people with disabilities.
  • This study shows how the collective process of artistic creation and artistic intervention positions artivism as a form of political activism that allows people with disabilities to claim their place in society.

 

Notes:

  • The following summary was prepared by Núcleo Milenio DISCA and is based exclusively on the original publication. Therefore, it should not be used for citations or references.
  • This article was originally published in Spanish.

Romero-Rojas, V., & Montaña-Castro, N. (2024). Memorias invisibilizadas: conmemoración del golpe de Estado desde la perspectiva de personas con discapacidad. Psicoperspectivas, 23(3). https://dx.doi.org/10.5027/psicoperspectivas-vol23- issue3-fulltext-3281  

https://psicoperspectivas.cl/index.php/psicoperspectivas/article/view/3281/1966