Full Description
This book traces the process of producing testimonio with the children of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), an insurgent group during Peru's internal war (1980-2000). It examines how the group navigates post-war struggles over memory while dealing with the 'children of terrorists' stigma.
Drawing on a cycles of inquiry approach, the book theorizes three movements for memory work: a realist presentation of testimonial narratives, a 'politics of memory' engaging with the conditions of production and a 'poetics of memory' that troubles memory, voice and representation for qualitative inquiry in post-war contexts.
Challenging the notion of war-torn countries as pure devastation, the author invites readers to see them as sites of knowledge and creativity, with much to offer for education, peace studies and social justice research.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. The Story of the Inquiry
Part 1: The First Movement - Testimonial Narratives
3. Adelín: Political Prisoners in the Family
4. Miguel: Experiences of Exile
5. Iris: Growing Up Visiting Prison
6. Rafael: Living under Silence
7. Abel: Knowing More than You Should
8. Willy: Remembering Torture
Part 2: The Second Movement - Politics of Memory
9. Spaces/Places: Working Out Testimonial Spaces
10. Silences, Secrets and Clandestine Lives
Part 3: The Third Movement - Poetics of Memory
11. Troubles with Fiction, Writing and Memory
12. Writing (about) Violence
13. Epilogue: Testimonio as Pedagogy
