Description:
1. This book is a theoretical study that provides a means for working through the memory fatigue that has surrounded the study of testimonial narratives in post-dictatorship Argentina since the early 2000s. The author's conclusions and methods are broadly applicable to studies of narrative forms beyond film and beyond Argentina to similar situations such as Holocaust narratives, post-Apartheid South African testimonies, and other post-dictatorship South American contexts.
2. The author is an established scholar in Argentinian studies in general and Argentinian film specifically.
3. This work dialogues with our established lists in trauma and subaltern studies and builds on the growing audience IUP has among global and international studies researchers.
Review Quotes:
"A sophisticated discussion on the theoretical and conceptual tools that we use to understand 'narratives of the self.'"--Jordana Blejmar, author of Playful Memories: The Autofictional Turn in Post-Dictatorship Argentina
"Rethinking Testimonial Cinema proposes a renewed approach to reading the links among film, genre, and history that is particularly useful to scholars working on the filmic representation of iconic political conflicts."--Film History
"Well researched and immensely readable, Garibotto's book provides valuable insights and commentary that will also be useful for other literatures entrenched in military dictatorship."--Choice