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Author: Joseph P. Feldman
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.003kg
ISBN: 9781978809512
ISBN 10: 1978809514
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 13 August 2021
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Focusing primarily on Peru's single national museum dedicated to memory of the internal conflict, Feldman offers an analysis of contemporary memory politics in state-sanctioned spaces. His insights speak to wider debates on memorial museums globally. --Cynthia Milton Professor, University of Victoria, Department of History, Past President of the College of New Schol New Books Network - New Books in Latin American Studies interview with Joseph P. Feldman-- New Books Network - New Books in Latin American Studies A welcome contribution to memory studies. Feldman documents how liberal elites curate an official story of Peru's internal conflict (1980-2000), framing what they believe their country needs to cope with legacies of mass violence. --Isaias Rojas-Perez Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Rutgers University-Newark Memories Before the State is an important contribution to literature on memory and the state, as well as to post-conflict memory studies in Peru and Latin America. Its insight on how memory is shaped by institutions, and perhaps more importantly how institutions are shaped by memory, should prove useful to educators and museum practitioners, as well of course to scholars, in the decades to come. --Daniel Willis Memory Studies (8/22/2022 12:00:00 AM) As I read, I was captivated by Feldman's compelling and detailed narrative. He takes the reader on a journey that complicates easy assumptions about the transformative potential of memory museums by showing us how, in multiple ways, they are embedded in institutional and political realities that often perpetuate social hierarchies and colonial histories that undergird the violence being memorialized in the first place. --Maria Elena Garcia Journal of Anthropological Research (6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) Engaging, accessible and captivating, Memories before the State draws a compelling and textured portrait of the politics involved in the construction of a national museum of memory and presents a nuanced examination of how memory is influenced by global discourses and local forces. --Olga Gonzalez Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, Associate Dean, Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citize Memories before the State is a valuable contribution to memory studies, and it will be beneficial for students and practitioners with interests in museums, human rights, and recent memory politics in Peru and beyond. -- NACLA Report on the Americas
A welcome contribution to memory studies. Feldman documents how liberal elites curate an official story of Peru's internal conflict (1980-2000), framing what they believe their country needs to cope with legacies of mass violence. --Isaias Rojas-Perez Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Rutgers University-Newark Focusing primarily on Peru's single national museum dedicated to memory of the internal conflict, Feldman offers an analysis of contemporary memory politics in state-sanctioned spaces. His insights speak to wider debates on memorial museums globally. --Cynthia Milton Ph.D. Professor, University of Victoria, Department of History, Past President of the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada Engaging, accessible and captivating, Memories before the State draws a compelling and textured portrait of the politics involved in the construction of a national museum of memory and presents a nuanced examination of how memory is influenced by global discourses and local forces. --Olga Gonzalez Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, Associate Dean, Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship, Macalester College, author of Unveiling Secrets of War in the Peruvian Andes
A welcome contribution to memory studies. Feldman documents how liberal elites curate an official story of Peru's internal conflict (1980-2000), framing what they believe their country needs to cope with legacies of mass violence. --Isaias Rojas-Perez Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Rutgers University-Newark Focusing primarily on Peru's single national museum dedicated to memory of the internal conflict, Feldman offers an analysis of contemporary memory politics in state-sanctioned spaces. His insights speak to wider debates on memorial museums globally. --Cynthia Milton Professor, University of Victoria, Department of History, Past President of the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada Engaging, accessible and captivating, Memories before the State draws a compelling and textured portrait of the politics involved in the construction of a national museum of memory and presents a nuanced examination of how memory is influenced by global discourses and local forces. --Olga Gonzalez Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, Associate Dean, Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship, Macalester College, author of Unveiling Secrets of War in the Peruvian Andes
"""Focusing primarily on Peru's single national museum dedicated to memory of the internal conflict, Feldman offers an analysis of contemporary memory politics in state-sanctioned spaces. His insights speak to wider debates on memorial museums globally.""--Cynthia Milton ""Professor, University of Victoria, Department of History, Past President of the College of New Schol"" ""New Books Network - New Books in Latin American Studies"" interview with Joseph P. Feldman-- ""New Books Network - New Books in Latin American Studies"" ""A welcome contribution to memory studies. Feldman documents how liberal elites curate an official story of Peru's internal conflict (1980-2000), framing what they believe their country needs to cope with legacies of mass violence.""--Isaias Rojas-Perez ""Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Rutgers University-Newark"" ""Memories Before the State is an important contribution to literature on memory and the state, as well as to post-conflict memory studies in Peru and Latin America. Its insight on how memory is shaped by institutions, and perhaps more importantly how institutions are shaped by memory, should prove useful to educators and museum practitioners, as well of course to scholars, in the decades to come."" --Daniel Willis ""Memory Studies"" (8/22/2022 12:00:00 AM) ""As I read, I was captivated by Feldman's compelling and detailed narrative. He takes the reader on a journey that complicates easy assumptions about the transformative potential of memory museums by showing us how, in multiple ways, they are embedded in institutional and political realities that often perpetuate social hierarchies and colonial histories that undergird the violence being memorialized in the first place."" --María Elena García ""Journal of Anthropological Research"" (6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) ""Engaging, accessible and captivating, Memories before the State draws a compelling and textured portrait of the politics involved in the construction of a national museum of memory and presents a nuanced examination of how memory is influenced by global discourses and local forces.""--Olga González ""Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, Associate Dean, Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citize"" ""Memories before the State is a valuable contribution to memory studies, and it will be beneficial for students and practitioners with interests in museums, human rights, and recent memory politics in Peru and beyond."" -- ""NACLA Report on the Americas"""
Author Information
JOSEPH P. FELDMAN is a postdoctoral fellow at the Martin Institute and the Idaho Society of Fellows at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
