Abstract
Despite the wide recognition of Elizabeth Lira's research career, a discussion of the contributions and debates that her work has inspired has yet to emerge. Likewise, no specialized intellectual developments exist which make it possible to reuse, develop, and circulate her work and its implications critically. In this article the author aims to contribute to this still pending discussion and explore some aspects of Elizabeth Lira’s work from the point of view of memory studies, focusing on political violence and the recent past. The author presents a historical contextualization of Lira's intellectual trajectory within the framework of the Southern Cone military dictatorships, identifying thematic axes that organize her work: the analysis of the effects of dictatorships, longterm analyses of practices and institutions, and analyses of political memory. Finally, the author outlines some dilemmas that arise from the discussion, such as the tension between memory and representation and the relation between memory and democracy.
Highlights
Despite the wide recognition of Elizabeth Lira's research career, a discussion of the contributions and debates that her work has inspired has yet to emerge
The author presents a historical contextualization of Lira's intellectual trajectory within the framework of the Southern Cone military dictatorships, identifying thematic axes that organize her work: the analysis of the effects of dictatorships, longterm analyses of practices and institutions, and analyses of political memory
The author outlines some dilemmas that arise from the discussion, such as the tension between memory and representation and the relation between memory and democracy
Summary
Pese al reconocimiento a la trayectoria de Elizabeth Lira, no existe aún una discusión sobre los aportes y los debates que ha inspirado su trabajo; no existe tampoco una producción intelectual que permita reutilizar, elaborar y circular críticamente su obra y sus implicancias. Dando cuenta de los efectos de la dictadura, pero también de la capacidad de respuesta de la sociedad civil, identificaré distintos momentos de su trayectoria en relación a diversos contextos de producción de ideas que muestran también parte de las transformaciones de Chile y del rol de los intelectuales. Si bien estos temas tratados por Lira han sido objeto de menor atención, en este ensayo sugiero que algunos dilemas que se desprenden de estas ideas ameritan mayor examen, como, por ejemplo, la tensión entre memoria del pasado reciente y su representatividad y su relación con la democracia
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