Columbus, Juana and the Politics of the Plaza: Battles over Monuments, Memory and Identity in Buenos Aires
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022216x18001086
Abstract: Abstract In 2013, Argentina's then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sparked controversy for her decision to replace a monument of Christopher Columbus in Buenos Aires with one of nineteenth-century mestiza revolutionary Juana Azurduy. This article examines… read more here.
Keywords: memory; buenos aires; juana; buenos ... See more keywords
The Occupation of the Parque Indoamericano in Buenos Aires: Discourse Dynamics and Stakeholder Practices
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DOI: 10.1177/0094582x15602661
Abstract: In 2010, some 13,000 people occupied the second-largest park in Buenos Aires, located in the most deprived area of the city. The city and state governments reacted with violent repression leading to three deaths. After… read more here.
Keywords: parque indoamericano; los; buenos aires; indoamericano buenos ... See more keywords