Abstract

HERRERA, Martha Cecilia  and  CARRILLO, Alfonso Torres. The Magdalena, river of tombs and blessed souls: the persistence of memories. Hist.mem. [online]. 2023, n.26, pp.235-268.  Epub Sep 15, 2023. ISSN 2027-5137.  https://doi.org/10.19053/20275137.n26.2023.14266.

This article presents a reflection on the imaginaries and symbolism present in some artistic creations (literature, visual and film) about the recent violence in Colombia, in which the Magdalena River has been a protagonist and in which can be seen the persistence of memories in the beliefs and representations of the riverside populations. Four aesthetic productions are analyzed that emphasize the river and the presence therein of spiritual and mythological beings in the discussed narrative corpus in order to recognise the metaphors and symbolism present in the literary and audiovisual narratives regarding political violence. This makes it possible to make an interpretive account with reference to the conceptual perspective of symbolic imagination.

Keywords : cultural imaginary; symbols; blessed souls; political violence; memories.

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