Abstract

BOHOSLAVSKY, Ernesto  and  FRANCO, Marina. Elementos para una historia de las violencias estatales en la Argentina en el siglo XX. Bol. Inst. Hist. Argent. Am. Dr. Emilio Ravignani [online]. 2020, n.53, pp.206-228. ISSN 0524-9767.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.34096/bol.rav.n53.8018.

This paper discusses some historiographical themes on the history of State repression in Argentina during the 20th Century and simultaneously proposes some methodological and conceptual suggestions for this field. Firstly, the authors suggest the need to move away from a frequently national focus and scale, in order to perceive some regional and global features of many repressive practices. Secondly, they lay out a debate concerning the historiographical split between the historians who study Argentine history before 1955 and those who study it after 1955. In doing so, the paper detects continuities and long-term phenomena along the 20th century. The third section discusses the excessive weight that historians give to the “cuestión peronista” and argues that such an approach limits the understanding of the violence and political repression dynamics in the second half of the century. The final section of the paper offers some proposals to pave the way to an alternative interpretation of the features of the State political repression in Argentina.

Keywords : Violence; Argentina; 20th Century; Political History.