Memory, heritage and coloniality. Linkages between Chile and Sweden

 
 
 

PIs

Paulina de los Reyes, Stockholm University

Marisol Facuse, Universidad de Chile

 
 

Participants

Lars-Henrik Stål, Lund University

Irene Molina, Uppsala University

Alejandra Botinelli, Universidad de Chile

Carolina González, Universidad de Chile

Lelya Troncoso, Universidad de Chile

Flavia Morello, Universidad de Magallanes

Alejandro Nunez, Universidad de Magallanes

Luz Martinez, Universidad de Chile

María Consuelo Arias, P. Universidad Católica

Lorena Sanhueza, Universidad de Chile

Nicolas Lira, Universidad de Chile

 

Results

The linkages between Sweden and Chile have a long but relatively unknown history. This is especially true when it comes to Patagonia, a territory considered as a no man’s land by the first Swedish travellers that arrived at its coasts at the end of the 19th century. A central question in this context is how a rethinking of the historical linkages between Sweden and Chile can contribute to the recovery of patrimonial values and the recognition of the rights of indigenous people. Reflecting these linkages, this workshop looked for papers on heritage, colonialism and memory from various standpoints and different theoretical frameworks.

As an outcome, the group addressed that the complexity of the current global crisis requires new practices of knowledge production that deal with epistemic injustice, adopt multiscale socio-spatial-temporal approaches and create spaces of dialogue to develop ethical, decolonised and creative enhancement of the work with sustainability goals.