Eighteenth-century Europe provided an unprecedented scene for the elaboration of a literature, both scholarly and fictional, on the Inca civilization. In a context of reflexion on imperialistic rules and the related debate on the diversity of the human mind, the historical chronicles on the Inca Empire inspired many political writings, philosophical essays, novels, plays and operas.

Dr Guillermo Mira will be presenting today Monday 29 April at the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) the work developed on the recordings of the Argentine Military "Juntas". This project has been jointly funded Universidad de Salamanca, la Cámara Federal de Argentina y la Asociación Memoria Abierta de Argentina. Post from Salamanca University can be read here (Spanish).

4 June 2013, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of the Americas and the Human Rights Consortium Keynote speaker: Dr Kimberly Theidon, Harvard University

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