The Will to Remember: The Culture of Memory and Urban History in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas in the 21st Century

Moradores do complexo de favelas e artistas plásticos protestam com caminhada e performances contra o fechamento do Museu da Maré, centro de referência histórica e cultural da comunidade (Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil)
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Silvia Ilg Byington, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and FZH-Fellow 2022/2023, addresses memory initiatives created in Rio de Janeiro’s peripheries in recent years. They articulate in local and transnational networks for the right to memory and offer new paths and challenges for History and Memory Studies.

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