Political struggles for the memory of the Neuquén Malvinas Argentinian War Veterans Centre (Argentina, 1997-2017) ; Luchas políticas por la memoria del Centro de Veteranos de Guerra "Malvinas Argentinas" de Neuquén (Argentina, 1997-2017)

Abstract

The work addresses the political struggles for the memory of Malvinas, based on the operation of an entity bringing together ex-combatants of the South Atlantic Conflict (1982): the Centre of War Veterans 'Argentinian Malvinas' in Neuquén (Argentina). Specifically, the article traces the feelings that this entity gave to the Malvinas symbol (as a sovereign cause and war) from its foundation in 1997 to 2017, a fundamental climate of realignment in the movement of ex-combatants and on the Memorial map of Malvinas. This is therefore a contribution of a local key study — without neglecting dialogue with other national and local/regional levels — to the history of Falkland from a socio-cultural perspective of war and post-war conflict, an emerging construction approach in Argentina. To this end, the work is based on speeches given by the organisation's references in key commemorations, reconstructed from coverage by local media, by official publications of the city's government bodies, and, intermittently since 2012, by my own participating comment. It also relies on interviews conducted with the Centre's presidents by those same means, and on brochures provided by the institution for certain activities carried out. FIL: Rodríguez, Andrea Belén. National University of the Comahue. Patagonian Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies; Argentina. FIL: Rodríguez, Andrea Belén. National Council for Scientific and Technical Research; Argentina. ; El trabajo aborda las luchas políticas por la memoria de Malvinas a partir del accionar de una entidad que agrupa a ex-combatientes del Conflicto del Atlántico Sur (1982): el Centro de Veteranos de Guerra "Malvinas Argentinas" de Neuquén (Argentina). Específicamente, el articulo historiza los sentidos que esta entidad otorgó al símbolo Malvinas (en tanto causa soberana y guerra) desde su fundación en 1997 hasta el 2017, coyuntura fundamental de realineamiento en el movimiento de ex-combatientes y en el mapa memorial de Malvinas. Se trata, por ende, de un aporte de un ...