Open research questions in Memory, violence, and history
58 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,188 Memory, violence, and history papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
The dominance of neoliberal ideology in shaping environmental discourse. The lack of critical journalism in exposing the structural roots of environmental vulnerability. The need to develop more effective climate communication strategies.
CHALLENGES OF NEOLIBERALISM IN ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY: PERSPECTIVES FROM ARGENTINE JOURNALISM · 2026 · DOIThere is a gap in the understanding of the linkages of field methods, analytical approaches, and findings. There is a gap in the understanding of the cultural construction of time and divination.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the U.S. role in the coup. The paper aims to analyze the role of internal and external forces in the overthrow of the Arbenz regime.
The paper notes the challenge of understanding the complex history of calypso's development in the Caribbean. It highlights the need to consider the impact of colonialism and imperialism on the region.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the connection between calypso and the Grenada revolution. It notes the need to consider the Caribbean context in understanding calypso.
Future research could further analyze the PRN's institutions. Future research could compare the PRN to other authoritarian regimes.
Una dictadura sin dictadores. Repensando el PRN (1976-83) a partir del libro de A. Bonvecchi y E. Simison, ¿Cómo gobernó la dictadura? (Buenos Aires: Edhasa, 2026) · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the PRN's internal crisis. The paper seeks to address this gap by commenting on the book by Bonvecchi and Simison.
Una dictadura sin dictadores. Repensando el PRN (1976-83) a partir del libro de A. Bonvecchi y E. Simison, ¿Cómo gobernó la dictadura? (Buenos Aires: Edhasa, 2026) · 2026 · DOIThe paper suggests future research directions in the analysis of administrative documents. The study recommends further investigation into the use of eufemisms and bureaucratic routines to encubrir repressive activities.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the repressive practices during Argentina's last dictatorship. The study reveals the need for a deeper analysis of the administrative documents.
Future research could explore the development of local justice processes. Further study could examine the impact of international legislation on the recognition of gender-based violence.
“Ocuparon el pueblo”: operativos militares zonales en el proceso de justicia por delitos de lesa humanidad de Bahía Blanca · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the local nature of the judicial process for crimes against humanity. The paper also highlights the need for recognition of gender-based violence.
“Ocuparon el pueblo”: operativos militares zonales en el proceso de justicia por delitos de lesa humanidad de Bahía Blanca · 2026 · DOIThe paper does not provide a comprehensive analysis of all the Museos de la Subversion. The study is limited to the analysis of a specific museum and object.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the Museos de la Subversion and their continuity with clandestine detention centers. The study highlights the need for further research on the epistemology of the researched object.
The paper identifies a gap in the study of social memory in Argentina and Chile, highlighting the need for a regional perspective. The authors note that prior studies have focused on the national level, neglecting the importance of local contexts and experiences.
The study is limited to the specific context of the Provincial Memory Archive of Córdoba. The authors acknowledge the diversity of documentation in the archive and the need to consider the conditions of accessibility.
The study identifies a gap in the understanding of how documents and archives enable various uses and questions. The authors highlight the importance of considering the conditions of accessibility and the diversity of documentation in the archive.
Future research could examine the long-term consequences of state terrorism. Future research could also examine the role of other factors in shaping the country's collective memory.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the consequences of state terrorism. The paper also identifies a gap in understanding the role of the human rights movement in shaping the country's collective memory.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the production, circulation, and management of collective and individual memories. The study highlights the need to address silences and institutional practices in the construction of collective memory. The text discusses the importance of incorporating marcos teóricos and diálogos transdisciplinarios in the field of anthropological studies on memory.
Future research could explore the implications of the 'Magistrates' trial for transitional justice processes in other contexts. Future research could analyze the role of the judiciary in other dictatorships and its implications for transitional justice processes.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the role of the judiciary during the last civic-military dictatorship in Córdoba. The paper highlights the need to analyze the local forms of action of the judiciary during dictatorships.
Further research could explore the experiences of other key figures involved in the trial. Research could also examine the impact of the trial on Argentine society and politics.
The paper identifies a gap in our understanding of the trial of the military juntas and its significance in Argentine history. The paper highlights the need for further research on the experiences of key figures involved in the trial.
Future research could further analyze the development of the tensions and disagreements that contributed to the pervasiveness of such meanings. The study suggests that further research could examine the impact of the far-right government's discourse on the public debate and the promotion of 'memory, truth and justice'.
¿Un círculo plano? Recurrencias y diferencias en los sentidos sobre la última dictadura ante el ascenso de la derecha radical en Argentina · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the analysis of the historical lineage of the meanings of terms reclaimed by the libertarian discursive formation. The study notes that the prevailing meanings of terms referring to the dictatorial past have been challenged by the libertarian discursive formation.
¿Un círculo plano? Recurrencias y diferencias en los sentidos sobre la última dictadura ante el ascenso de la derecha radical en Argentina · 2026 · DOI
Most-cited papers in Memory, violence, and history
- Feminist Mobilization and the Abortion Debate in Latin America: Lessons from Argentina · Politics & Gender · 2021 · 48 citations
- Returning to the Site of Horror · Theory Culture & Society · 2012 · 37 citations
- The Baring Crisis Revisited · Journal of Latin American Studies · 1992 · 33 citations
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- Working for the Machine: Patronage Jobs and Political Services in Argentina · Comparative Politics · 2020 · 17 citations
- Origins and Applications of Political Policing in Argentina · Latin American Perspectives · 2000 · 17 citations
- Relocating power: the feminist potency of language, gender and sexuality research · Gender and Language · 2021 · 16 citations
- “No State Apparatus Goes to Bed Genocidal Then Wakes Up Democratic” · Radical History Review · 2020 · 15 citations
- Legalising Abortion in Argentina: Social Movements and Multi-Party Coalitions · Journal of Politics in Latin America · 2022 · 15 citations
Most recent work
- La memoria de la dictadura argentina a través de Dos veces junio de Martín Kohan · OpenEdition (OpenEdition) · 2026
- Francesca Lessa, Los juicios del cóndor La coordinación represiva y los crímenes de lesa humanidad en América del Sur (Taurus, Montevideo and Yale University Press, New Haven CT, 2022), pp. 472, ISBN 978-9915673-103 - Francesca Lessa, The Condor Trials: Transnational Repression and Human Rights in South America (Yale University Press, 2022), pp. xvi + 375, ISBN 978-0-300-25409-9 · Journal of Latin American Studies · 2026
- Una dictadura sin dictadores. Repensando el PRN (1976-83) a partir del libro de A. Bonvecchi y E. Simison, ¿Cómo gobernó la dictadura? (Buenos Aires: Edhasa, 2026) · REVISTA SAAP · 2026
- Political polarisation and denialism: Disputes over memory in times of the far right in Argentina · Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies · 2026
- Las huellas de conflictos en documentos administrativos · RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre · 2026
- De batallas culturales y memorias completas. · RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre · 2026
- “Ocuparon el pueblo”: operativos militares zonales en el proceso de justicia por delitos de lesa humanidad de Bahía Blanca · RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre · 2026
- La bolsa de mano de Susana B · RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre · 2026
- Formaciones sociales de memoria posdictadura en el sur de Argentina y Chile · RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre · 2026
- El archivo como territorio de identidad · RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre · 2026
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