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Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission not only documented the political violence of the 1980s and 1990s but also gave Peruvians a unique opportunity to examine the causes and nature of that violence. In Art from a Fractured Past, scholars and artists expand on the commission's work, arguing for broadening the definition of the testimonial to include various forms of artistic production as documentary evidence. Their innovative focus on representation offers new and compelling perspectives on how Peruvians experienced those years and how they have attempted to come to terms with the memories and legacies of violence. Their findings about Peru offer insight into questions of art, memory, and truth that resonate throughout Latin America in the wake of "dirty wars" of the last half century. Exploring diverse works of art, the contributors show that art, not constrained by literal truth, can generate new opportunities for empathetic understanding and solidarity.

Colonialism, social compacts, and the taxonomy of poverty -- The city of Quito -- Living on the edge : survival strategies of the urban poor -- Defining the "solemn poor" : wordplay and petitions of poverty in colonial Quito, 1678-1782 -- Prostrate before the feet of the king : widows, wdowhood, pensions, and colonial compacts -- Children on the fringe of empire : the limits and uses of juvenile welfare -- Putting the colonial (poor) house in order : the wretched poor and the Bourbon state -- Shifting compacts of the traditional poor : widows as viudas and as pobres -- The broadening and narrowing of the solemn poor : poor Spaniards, the wretched, and collapsing privileges -- The erosion of charity, boundaries, and colonial compacts

Este artículo analiza las corrientes opositoras a la memoria colectiva de la sangrienta guerra interna del Perú (1980-2000) a través de un análisis de los actos de vandalismo perpetrados contra uno de los pocos sitios dedicados a la memoria en este país, El ojo que llora, ubicado en Lima. 'Vandalismo', en este artículo, es entendido como una forma de escritura (aunque violenta) de una visión distinta del pasado. Originalmente concebido como un espacio para recordar y rendir homenaje a las víctimas del conflicto armado, el sitio se ha convertido en un lugar para la confrontación de formas distintas de asumir el pasado. Como sitio de recuerdo y reivindicación de derechos humanos, y sobre todo como blanco de intentos de desfiguración permanente, El ojo que llora se ha convertido en un escenario en el que la presencia perdurable del pasado —con sus conflictivas tensiones— se hace visible para el público nacional e internacional. Así, se niega el cierre mismo que las narrativas del gobierno quisieran imponer y, por lo tanto, se mantiene el compromiso público con el pasado. Los conflictos en curso sobre el pasado se hacen visibles en este punto en las luchas por establecer una memoria general y, en este proceso, el significado mismo de 'víctima' se ve implicado.

Written primarily by current Royal Society of Canada members, these essays explore the historical contribution of the RSC to the production of ideas and policies that shored up white settler privilege, underpinning the disastrous interaction between Indigenous peoples and white settlers. Royally Wronged poses difficult questions about what is required to move meaningfully toward reconciliation.