Searching for Memory
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Searching for Memory

Aluízio Palmar and the Shadow of Dictatorship in Brazil

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Searching for Memory

Aluízio Palmar and the Shadow of Dictatorship in Brazil

About this book

This biography of Brazilian journalist and activist Aluízio Palmar (b. 1943) tells the remarkable story of a revolutionary who, after surviving torture as a political prisoner during his country’s military dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, would devote the second half of his life to investigating human rights abuses. With an eye to the intricacies of how Palmar has narrated his life across interviews, writings, and public engagement, Blanc offers an innovative window into how former activists view their place in history.

Searching for Memory is a singular contribution to literature on dictatorship, memory, and oral history. It does more than just recount Palmar’s life story. It is also a story about stories: how Palmar has told his own life history, why he has transformed his most traumatic memories into a public narrative, and the meanings of memory in the shadow of dictatorship.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Halftitle Page
  10. Introduction. Life, History, and Memory
  11. Chapter 1. Childhood Visions
  12. Chapter 2. A Shadow Descends
  13. Chapter 3. Taking Up Arms
  14. Chapter 4. Prison, Torture
  15. Chapter 5. Prison, Waiting
  16. Chapter 6. Exile in Chile
  17. Chapter 7. Exile in Argentina
  18. Chapter 8. Transitions
  19. Chapter 9. The Search
  20. Chapter 10. Memory in the Time of Impunity
  21. Conclusion. Out of the Shadows
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index