The investigation of Porto M, a non-traditional museum on the island of Lampedusa, analyses the deeper motives behind the curators’ aesthetic choices and their political meanings. This non...Show moreThe investigation of Porto M, a non-traditional museum on the island of Lampedusa, analyses the deeper motives behind the curators’ aesthetic choices and their political meanings. This non-conventional museum is a site of memory, politics, and resistance: It performs memory and political practices to denounce Western forms of domination and abuse of power, such as (neo)colonialism, (neo)imperialism and exploitation of the territory. Porto M creates a memory that shed light on issues related to migration raises awareness on migrants' and Lampedusani's difficulties on the island and also actively opposes the militarisation of Lampedusa. Show less
This thesis is focussing on the experiences and memories of the Chilean exiles created by the Pinochet regime and how they are represented in the memory culture and national story of Pinochet’s...Show moreThis thesis is focussing on the experiences and memories of the Chilean exiles created by the Pinochet regime and how they are represented in the memory culture and national story of Pinochet’s Chile from 1989 till 2017.Show less