War without Pain? Representing Death and Injury in the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) in Chilean Museums
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3137808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Aguirre Quiroga (0000-0001-6305-8048, University of Göteborg Sweden, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 377-389 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/blar.13594 |
| OpenAlex | W4402500264 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
This article examines how Chilean museums that exhibit war handles the bodily consequences of war and weapons upon the human body through an investigation of how death and injury in the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) is represented in a museal context. Are Chilean museums able to defetishise historical weapons and other forms of voyeurism? By analysing two permanent galleries and one temporary exhibit, this article argues that Chilean museums are unable to fully abandon traditional representations that treat the war as a romantic and heroic conflict. Death and injury are present in the museums but lack a reflexive and critical perspective
Lo que dicen de nosotros
War Photography
Enseñanza De La Historia en Aulas Chilenas Con Escolares Migrantes
War in the Museum
Opening up the battlefield
Kamikaze Museums and Contents Tourism
On agonistic memory
Death in the details
Adapting past identity
La escuela y la Guerra del Pacífico
The Heroic Image in Chile
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |