La memoria como resistencia: Desapariciones [forzadas] en México

• In Event: Movilizaciones internacionales contra la impunidad en México: el caso de Ayotzinapa

Abstract

The memory that surrounds and represents the many cases of disappearances in Mexico has a shared nature. It is rendered by the perpetual battle between remembering and forgetting. This thin line that divides memory and oblivion seems to be the same that divides the possibility between a solved case and an abandoned one. The more than 25 thousand people that have been disappeared in Mexico over the past ten years force us as academics to explore the possibilities of memory as a tool for collective action used in moments of crises. Furthermore, this exploration works as a reminder to rethink the fundamental role that collective memory plays within our society. In that way, this research explores the ways in which memory is being constituted. To do so I focus on the perspective of three collective actors that interact with this memory formation and (re)configuration: (a) The relatives of the victims; (b) the State; and (c) the community. Through this exploration I seek to understand the ways through which we can create a collective memory as a way of giving an identity to those who we cannot find.

Author

• Ana Del Conde Morales