Power Struggles in the Remembering of Historical Intergroup Conflict: Hegemonic and Counter-Narratives About the Argentine “Conquest of the Desert”

Disruption, Self-Presentation, and Defensive Tactics at the Threshold of Learning

“…For example, by emphasizing that the disruptive meaning is temporally distant (e.g., "in the past," "one-off," "lessons learned"; Barreiro et al, 2017;Weick & Sutcliffe, 2003), held by a minority (e.g., "rogue," "bad apples"; Hudson, 2003), or in someone's mind (e.g., "they think," "their perception"; Gillespie, 2008;Kus et al, 2013;Papastamou, 1986). This can lead to isolated attempts to resolve, placate, gag, or even buy-off problems, while overlooking the systemic issue (Conlon & Murray, 1996;Sweeny & Shepperd, 2007;Westrum, 2004).…”

Promoting cultural diversity in Buenos Aires throughcolectividades: The case of Buenos Aires Celebra

“…Much of Patagonia, including the areas where many indigenous communities resided, was not yet part of the state. This period was one of territorial and national expansion that involved the massacre and enslavement of indigenous communities(Barreiro et al, 2017).3 Indigenous survivors were forced to negate or ignore their culture and assimilate to that of the conquerors, effectively becoming invisible as a social group(Gordillo & Hirsch, 2010;Valko, 2012) as the Argentine national identity consolidated as largely "white" or "European"(Carretero & Kriger, 2011).4 Social studies indicate that, while racism and classism appear to occur in places where white individuals have a higher standard of living, these views are also integrated into the vocabulary of the dominant groups(Grimson, 2017).5 The state estimated the legalization of 750,000 migrants(Baladron et al, 2013).6 In the Once and Flores neighborhoods of the federal capital, commercial merchants complained about illegal street vending and the use of public spaces where street vendors of Senegalese origin were the protagonists of numerous violent conflicts with the Argentine Federal Police(Pacecca et al, 2017).7 Audiovisual Communication Services (Law 26.522/2009) establishes the guidelines governing the operation of radio and television media in Argentina. Former President Mauricio Macri's government (2015-2019) issued numerous decrees eliminating restrictions set forward in this law.8 In 2010, Argentina's Bicentennial celebrations saw Argentina's non-White communities celebrated for the first time, expanding the belief in national inclusion(Jiménez Frei, 2019).9 The president of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, Hebe de Bonafini, criticized Macri and his administration for his views on the arrival of Latin American immigrants to Argentina.…”

“…Much of Patagonia, including the areas where many indigenous communities resided, was not yet part of the state. This period was one of territorial and national expansion that involved the massacre and enslavement of indigenous communities (Barreiro et al, 2017).…”