Transmission of history through entertainment media in Latin America. Memory Research Laboratory and Digital Methods.

During the last twenty years in Latin America, the production of soap operas and series that focus on the region's recent past has increased considerably.

These cultural products influence the viewers' perception of the past, as well as their historical consciousness and political education.

Telenovelas mobilize memories, thus having an immense impact on the representation of history and the present not only in Latin America, but also within the communities of Latin American exiles and migrants in the United States or Europe. In this way, this type of soap operas and series form cultural memory beyond the borders of the region.

Based on soap operas and series as entertainment media, the project investigates the construction, transfer and transnational reception of Latin American history and memory, as well as its effects on the political positions of its viewers.

In close collaboration with researchers from historical, cultural, social and natural sciences, the project will initially focus on case studies in Colombia, Chile and Brazil.

The results anticipated by the project will show how entertainment media, in which the recent past is interpreted and staged, can be used for political education.

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Edutainment.
TV soaps
sets.
Historical memory.
Political Education.
Latin America.

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