Reconstruction de la mémoire de la dictature par les jeunes militants syndicaux et « pobladores » au Chili

Abstract

The coup in 1973 breaks social life in Chile. To avoid conflict, a voluntary indifference to the event has gradually taken hold of new generations. However, some processes lead young people to confront this « inherited memory » encouraging the emergence of alternative memories. This is the case of young trade unionists and « pobladores » we studied. We will show how their engagement in collective action triggers a process of collective past remembering and transform their relationship to politics. The conclusions of this process cannot be defined a priori.