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.
- | Author: Goya Wilson Vásquez
- | Publisher: Bristol University Press
- | Publication Date: Feb 25, 2025
- | Number of Pages: 00248 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 1529237866
- | ISBN-13: 9781529237863
