SUMMARY / RESUMEN

Seminar
40 years is nothing:
History and memory of the 1973 coups d'etat in Uruguay and Chile
Friday 4 October 2013, 9am to 6pm
School of Humanities and Languages
Cinema room 327, Robert Webster building, Kensington campus
University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia
A seminar where academics and young researchers from Australia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and United States of America presented and discussed their latest research regarding the 1973 coup d’états in Uruguay and Chile, and their ramifications today.  The seminar was open to the public and featured actors of these events as special guests.
For more information contact: seminar40years@gmail.com.

Seminario
40 años no es nada:
Historia y memoria de los golpes de Estado de Chile y Uruguay en 1973
Viernes 4 de octubre, 2013, 9am-6pm
School of Humanities and Languages
Sala 327, Robert Webster building, Kensington campus
University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia
Un seminario donde académicos e investigadores jóvenes de Australia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Brasil y Estados Unidos expusieron y discutieron sus más recientes indagaciones en torno a los golpes militares en Chile y Uruguay en 1973, y sus repercusiones hasta la actualidad. El seminario fue abierto al público y tuvo como invitados a protagonistas de estos eventos históricos.
Para mayor información contactar seminar40years@gmail.com.


We would like to thank Professors Vanessa Lemm and Miguel Vatter, and Drs James Levy, David Cahill, and Bryoni Trezise for their valuable support to this project. Thank you also to our international and local participants for your interest in the event and helping us to ensure its success.  A special thank you goes to Lois Cleal, our volunteers Maia Gunn Watkinson, Paula Sánchez, Karen Ortega, Cristián Leyton, and, especially, Alana Cerkesas for all the logistic and technical assistance. Finally, we thank UNSW for hosting and providing the facilities and equipment.

Pablo Leighton & Fernando López


40 YEARS LATER IN SYDNEY (MOTION PRESENTED BY PAULA SANCHEZ)

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