Abstract

PALACIOS, Cecilia. En torno a lo público, la política y la memoria en el espacio para la memoria de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Cuad. urbano [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.10, pp.9-24. ISSN 1853-3655.

The Place of Memory in Buenos Aires constitutes a specifi c example where an emblematic place of memory of the city is managed and administered by the Government as well as by many non-governmental social actors. On the one hand, this place embodies the horror of having been a clandestine detention center during the last military dictatorship, while on the other, it is a symbol of a new "Human Rights' culture", after the building was recovered -by the city's government- in 2004. At present, guided and free tours are offered in the "Place". This paper analyzes which conceptions of such a public space, of politics and of memory, are implied in the in memoriam politicies which manage the space and are expressed through the guided tours.

Keywords : Place of Memory; In memoriam policies; Manage public space.