Media, Memory, and Human Rights in Chile [electronic resource] /
Sorensen, K.author.
Sorensen 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-177) and index.
Introduction -- 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 -- Conclusion.
Sorensen 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.
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Latin America-Politics and government.
Communication.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Ethnology-Latin America.
Human rights.
Political science.
Latin American Politics.
Media Studies.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Latin American Culture.
Human Rights.
Political Science.