Programme

The module examines the ways in which contemporary Argentine literature, within a broader Latin American framework, has engaged with the memory of political violence and the military dictatorship (1976–1983) from different generational and testimonial perspectives. Through texts that explore trauma, identity, postmemory, and transmission, the course approaches literature as a space of testimony and critical reflection, capable both of drawing on archives and of configuring itself as an archive. After an initial historical, cultural, and theoretical overview, the classes will focus on the close reading of the selected works and conclude with a reflection on the pedagogy of memory.

Core Documentation

Graciela Bialet, I rospi della memoria, Roma, Rapsodia Edizioni, 2021.
Nora Strejilevich, La morte è solo occhi, Poiesis, 2024.
Josefina Giglio, Io l’ho amata, Roma, Le Commari edizioni, 2024.
Malena Scunio, Il sale del ricordo, Roma, Nova Delphi, 2023.
Nicolás Rapetti, Né oblio né perdono. Argentina 1976-2026, Laterza, 2026.

Reference Bibliography

A selection of readings prepared by the professor, to be used as the primary reference bibliography.

Attendance

Attendance at lessons is optional. Non-attending students are kindly requested to contact the professor at the beginning of the course.

Type of evaluation

Assessment will consist of a final oral examination lasting approximately 30 minutes, based on the syllabus of the corresponding module: Module “Archives of Latin American Memory” for students of Spanish-Hispano-American Literatures and Module “Literature, History and Society in Brazil” for students of Portuguese-Portuguese and Brazilian Literature. Students will also be required to hand in, at least 10 days prior to the oral examination, a written report on the contents and syllabus of the other module (Module “Literature, History and Society in Brazil” for Spanish students; Module “Archives of Latin American Memory” for Portuguese students).

Programme

The module examines the ways in which contemporary Argentine literature, within a broader Latin American framework, has engaged with the memory of political violence and the military dictatorship (1976–1983) from different generational and testimonial perspectives. Through texts that explore trauma, identity, postmemory, and transmission, the course approaches literature as a space of testimony and critical reflection, capable both of drawing on archives and of configuring itself as an archive. After an initial historical, cultural, and theoretical overview, the classes will focus on the close reading of the selected works and conclude with a reflection on the pedagogy of memory.

Core Documentation

Graciela Bialet, I rospi della memoria, Roma, Rapsodia Edizioni, 2021.
Nora Strejilevich, La morte è solo occhi, Poiesis, 2024.
Josefina Giglio, Io l’ho amata, Roma, Le Commari edizioni, 2024.
Malena Scunio, Il sale del ricordo, Roma, Nova Delphi, 2023.
Nicolás Rapetti, Né oblio né perdono. Argentina 1976-2026, Laterza, 2026.

Reference Bibliography

A selection of readings prepared by the professor, to be used as the primary reference bibliography.

Attendance

Attendance at lessons is optional. Non-attending students are kindly requested to contact the professor at the beginning of the course.

Type of evaluation

Assessment will consist of a final oral examination lasting approximately 30 minutes, based on the syllabus of the corresponding module: Module “Archives of Latin American Memory” for students of Spanish-Hispano-American Literatures and Module “Literature, History and Society in Brazil” for students of Portuguese-Portuguese and Brazilian Literature. Students will also be required to hand in, at least 10 days prior to the oral examination, a written report on the contents and syllabus of the other module (Module “Literature, History and Society in Brazil” for Spanish students; Module “Archives of Latin American Memory” for Portuguese students).