Programme

The course aims to show students the artistic and literary reworking of political violence in Argentina during the years of military dictatorship (1976-1983), as presented in some recent artistic products (novels, plays, photographic exhibitions). In a perspective that places Argentinian authoritarianism within a broader Latin American framework, the works will be analyzed through tools and methodologies related to Trauma Studies and testimonial literature.
In a first phase, the general concepts will be presented and the historical context reconstructed. Subsequently, the artistic products in the program will be analyzed.

Core Documentation

- L. Arias, Mi vida después y otros textos, Buenos Aires, Reservoir Books, 2016.
- G. Bialet, Los sapos de la memoria, Córdoba, CB Ediciones, 2010.
- E. Perassi, “Costruendo memorie collettive: la dittatura argentina e la letteratura italiana”, in C. Cattarulla (a cura di), Argentina 1976-1983. Immaginari italiani, Roma, Nova Delphi, 2016, pp. 15-36.
- N. Vaisman, “Postmemoria y memoria desaparecida en dos obras de la posdictadura argentina”, in J. Blejmar, S. Mandolessi, M.E. Perez, El pasado inasequible. Desaparecidos, hijos y combatientes en el arte y la literatura del nuevo milenio, Buenos Aires, Eudeba, 2018, pp. 185-202.
- A. Longoni, L. Verzero, “Mi vida después. Itinerario de un teatro vivo. Entrevista con Lola Arias”, Cása de las Américas – Revista Conjunto, n. 162, enero-marzo 2012.
- S. Nanni, “Testimonio y ficción en ámbito escolar y judicial: Los sapos de la memoria de G. Bialet”, in G. Nuzzo (a cura di), Letteratura testimoniale e costruzione della storia, Salerno, Oèdipus, 2019, pp. 355-372.
- S. Nanni, “Post-memorias entre pasado y futuro: Mi vida después, de Lola Arias”, in Orillas, numero monografico su “Los escenarios de la post-memoria en el teatro hispánico último (2000-2018)”, S. Trecca (a cura di), n. 8, 2019, pp. 407-425.

Type of delivery of the course

The course will take place in frontal teaching mode, held remotely, via audio-video conference with the use of Microsoft Teams software.

Attendance

Attendance at lessons is optional.

Type of evaluation

The student must submit - at least ten days before the oral exam - a final report. The report, of about 10 pages and agreed in advance with the professor, will focus on the topics covered during the lessons. The final check of the learning will be made through a final oral test of about 30 minutes, held remotely, via audio-video conference with the use of Microsoft Teams software. The interview will consist of three questions all related to the examination program and aimed at verifying the level of effective understanding of the contents of the course. The final grade will take into account the quality of the final report and the oral test.