How much is memory worth? The case of the “Sexy Sale”

Authors

  • Tahina Johnson Johnson De la Maza Universidade Federal de Pelotas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/mouseion.v0i35.6520

Keywords:

Chilean Dictatorship, Torture Center, Place of Memory, Heritage Emotions

Abstract

The “Sexy Sale” was a recognized torture center with operations during the  dictatorship Augusto Pinochet, mostly between the years 1974 and 1975. The recent news of the real estate sale of the site, declared a national monument in 2016, reveals its imminent danger of disappearing completely. This particular case is intended to be the starting point for a reflection that fundamentally considers the notions of heritage destruction and heritage emotions, discussing some of the public policies associated with the safeguarding of historic sites and places of memory in Chile.

Author Biography

Tahina Johnson Johnson De la Maza, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Atriz e dramaturga, possui graduação em Teatro pela Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016) e estudos anteriores de Letras hispânicas (2009-2010) na mesma universidade. Mestranda no Programa de Memória Social e Patrimônio Cultural da UFPEL. Bolsista CAPES DS. É diretora e dramaturga da Companhia de teatro “Sin Norte”. Tem experiência na área das Artes Cênicas, com ênfase em ensino, atuação, encenação e dramaturgia. Na atualidade desenvolve principalmente os seguintes temas: teatro contemporâneo, dramaturgia e memória social chilena.

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Published

2020-07-07

Issue

No. 35 (2020)

Section

Artigos / Ensaios

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