Document Type
Capstone Project
Publication Date
7-23-2013
Keywords
Stevenson Center, El Salvador
Abstract
Abstract: The Civil War in El Salvador impacted more than the economic and political structure of the tiny Central American nation. Every Salvadoran citizen who endured the conflict was affected personally by the conflict. This effect is demonstrated through memory, and is manifested in the political spectrum. Memories of the war diverge along political lines, and narratives of past events are continually reinforced by the country’s two major political parties, who each played the dominating roles as opposing forces in the conflict. This study examines the manner in which memory of the Salvadoran Civil War has been reconstructed by politics, using informal communications with Salvadoran citizens in the rural community of La Cuchilla present during the war to demonstrate the political effects of memory in El Salvador.
Recommended Citation
Piotrowski, Andrew, "Memory and Politics in El Salvador" (2013). Capstone Projects – Politics and Government. 12.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/cppg/12