Research on ritual commemorations in Colombia (xix-xxi centuries): a historiographical balance

• Autor(a) principal: Vargas Álvarez, Sebastián
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Anos 90 (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/anos90/article/view/52107
• topic: Ritual commemorations; Patriotic holidays; Colombia; Historiography; Conmemoraciones rituales; Fiestas patrióticas; Colombia; Historiografía; Historia Cultural; Identidad Nacional; Balance Historiográfico

This paper presents a historiographical balance of contemporary research on commemorative rituals in Colombia since the nineteenth century to the present. Given the close relationship these rituals have had with nation-state building and legitimation over the past two centuries, some researchers refer to them as "civil ceremonies" or "patriotic holidays". The article is divided into three parts. At first, the problem of ritual commemorations is defined as an object of study that is part of a more general concern of history and social sciences about the politics of memory and public uses of history. Later, it is presented an inventory and brief analysis of contemporary inquiries on this subject in Colombia. The final section brings together the conclusions of the balance, suggesting possible new theoretical and methodological paths on ritual commemorations research.