Argentina Betrayed: Memory, Mourning & Accountability

There are limits to our ability to cope with traumatic events. When we are unable to mourn, process, and come to terms with the past we run the risk of suffering from sociocultural trauma. This is what Tony Robben argues afflicts the people of Argentina. Utrecht University Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Tony Robben explains how repeated forms of betrayal of trust are the root cause of sociocultural trauma in Argentina. As a result Argentina is splintered into competing memory communities and ever shifting frameworks for narrating the past. Explaining the memory rollercoaster in Argentina is the subject of Tony Robben’s book Argentina Betrayed: Memory, Mourning and Accountability.