Claiming the presence of the disappeared. The Glorieta de las y los Desaparecidos as a site of contestation and appropriation in urban space
As a consequence of the spiral of violence sparked by the “war on drugs” since 2006 and the ongoing crime crisis in Mexico, more than 115,000 persons are currently disappeared according to official governmental data. In the face of impunity for these crimes and the lack of public victim’s recogniti...
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| 發表在: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/mcv, |
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| 格式: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| 語言: | Anglais |
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Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez
2024
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| 在線閱讀: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 總結: | As a consequence of the spiral of violence sparked by the “war on drugs” since 2006 and the ongoing crime crisis in Mexico, more than 115,000 persons are currently disappeared according to official governmental data. In the face of impunity for these crimes and the lack of public victim’s recognition, this contribution draws attention to a memorial in Guadalajara, the second biggest metropolis in Mexico. By analyzing the struggles for remembrance in urban space, denouncing forced disappearan... |
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