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Media, Memory, and Human Rights in Chile

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), x, 186 pp.

Contains bibliogr. pp. 159-177, index

ISBN 978-1-349-37738-1 (pbk); 978-0-230-62213-5 (ebook)

"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." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction, 1
2 Television: self-censorship, sensationalism, and structured absences, 29
3 Documentaries and contested historical memories, 57
4 The Machuca phenomenon, 75
5 Print media: significant discourses if you know where to look, 105
6 Public protests: responding to silences and omissions, 133
7 Conclusion, 143