Entangled Heritages - Postcolonial Perspectives on the Uses of the Past in Latin America

Exploring the relevance of the politics of heritage and the uses of memory in the consolidation of these nation states, as well as in the current disputes over resistances, hidden memories, undermined pasts, or the politics of nostalgia, this book seeks to seize the local/global dimensions around heritage.

List of contents

Introduction: The Uses of Heritage and the Post-Colonial Condition in Latin America 1. On the Advantage and Disadvantage of Heritage for Latin America. Heritage Politics and Nostalgia between Coloniality and Indigeneity 2¡Mexicanos al grito de guerra! How the Himno Nacional became part of Mexico's Heritage 3.Making Heritage. The Materialization of the State and the Expediency of Music. The Case of Cuarteto Característico in Córdoba, Argentina 4. Is Spanish our Language? Alfonso Reyes and the Policies of Language in Post-Revolutionary Mexico 5. Cultural Management and Neoliberal Governamentality. The Participation of Perú in the Exhibition Inca. Kings of the Andes 6. Commemorate, Consecrate, Demolish. Thoughts about the Mexican Museum of Anthropology and its History 7. Going Back to the Past or Coming Back from the Past? Governmental Policies and Uses of the Past in a Ranquel Community in San Luis, Argentina 8. Unearthing Patrimonio: Treasure and Collectivity in San Miguel Coatlinchan 9. Processes of Heritagization of Indigenous Cultural Manifestations: Lines of Debate, Analytic Axes, and Methodological Approaches 10. The Ambivalence of Tradition: Heritage, Time, and Violence in Postcolonial Contexts

About the author

Olaf Kaltmeier is Full Professor for Ibero-American History and Director of the Center for InterAmerican Studies at Bielefeld University, Germany.
Mario Rufer is Full Professor-Researcher at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, in Mexico City.

Summary

Exploring the relevance of the politics of heritage and the uses of memory in the consolidation of these nation states, as well as in the current disputes over resistances, hidden memories, undermined pasts, or the politics of nostalgia, this book seeks to seize the local/global dimensions around heritage.

Product details

• Authors: Olaf Kaltmeier, Olaf (Bielefeld University Kaltmeier, Mario Rufer, Rufer Mario
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367281441
• ISBN: 978-0-367-28144-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: InterAmerican Research: Contact, Communication, Conflict
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Anthropology, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Politics & government, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Human Geography, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Library & Information Sciences, National liberation and independence, Library and information sciences / Museology