Media, memory, and human rights in Chile

This book investigates the manner in which Chilean media and public culture discuss human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) as well as human rights problems which still exist. Through an intricate interplay of censorship, remembrance, and pro...

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Main Author: Sorensen, Kristin.
Other Authors: Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 186 pages)
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Television: self-censorship, sensationalism, and structured absences
  • Documentaries and contested historical memories
  • The Machuca phenomenon
  • Print media: significant discourses if you know where to look
  • Public protests: responding to silences and omissions.