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Whose Past, Whose Present?

Historical Memory mong the “Postwar” Generation in Guatemala

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(Re)Constructing Memory

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In Gladis’s social studies classroom, rows of uniformed 10th graders concentrated on the blackboard at the front of the room, where I displayed a photo of the mural that was painted on the walls outside their school.i The mural depicted Mayan history, from ancient times to present day, and it stretched nearly 200 feet from the neighboring cemetery to the school entrance, an intentional crossroads between youth and their Mayan ancestry.

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    Michelle J. Bellino

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    James H. Williams

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Bellino, M.J. (2014). Whose Past, Whose Present?. In: Williams, J.H. (eds) (Re)Constructing Memory. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-656-1_7

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