State-nation, National Monuments and Heritage Contranarratives. Echoes of Official Heritage Activation Practices (1925-1970) in Contemporary Demonumentalization Practices during Chile’s Social Outbreak (2019-2021)

Authors

  • Javiera Bustamante Danilo Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
  • Jorge Fabián Placencia Jiménez Secretaría Técnica del Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales, Chile

Keywords:

Chile, twentieth century, twenty-first century, historical monuments, public monuments, Nation State, heritagization 1925-1970, de-monumentalization 2019-2021 , heritage counter-narratives, Chilean social outbreak

Abstract

This article analyzes, from a historical and anthropological perspective, the influence Chile’s inaugural practice of heritage protection, promoted between 1925 and 1970, has had on the management of National Monuments during the Chilean social outbreak, which began in October 2019. The study reveals that this inaugural practice –characterized by the heritagization of assets representative of an indigenous (archeological and
paleontological), colonial and republican legacy– has resulted in a vindication of the contemporary presence of indigenous cultures and the emergence of counter-narratives that decolonize and denationalize the cannon of Hispanic and Republican narratives. 

Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

Bustamante Danilo, J., & Placencia Jiménez, J. F. (2023). State-nation, National Monuments and Heritage Contranarratives. Echoes of Official Heritage Activation Practices (1925-1970) in Contemporary Demonumentalization Practices during Chile’s Social Outbreak (2019-2021). Historia, 2(56), 313–363. Retrieved from https://ojs.uc.cl/index.php/rhis/article/view/51701

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