Abstract

MORRELL, Arley Enrique  and  MELENDRES, Yankiel Sarduy. La memoria histórica de la Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas desde el documental televisivo de divulgación histórica: acercamiento crítico. OBS* [online]. 2017, vol.11, n.1, pp.41lpage=52-. ISSN 1646-5954.

This reflection criticize the research: Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas´s historical memory from historical diffusion´s Television documentary, developed from January 2012 to June 2013 as college thesis of two Journalism students from that Cuban university. The study systematize the history of the University to characterizes three developing stages coincident with radicals changes on politics and educational system of Cuba (Authentic Governments y Fulgencio Batista dictatorship, 1940-1959; Cuban Revolution Triumph at 1959 and beginning of Economic Crisis in 1991). Such stages was exposed in documentary trilogy of independent filmmaking. That visual memory construed in the University 60 Anniversary context, catalyze the memory work and its institutionalization as official history of that educational center. Nevertheless, the approach faces format and aesthetics limitations of a television product, at least separated from political agendas; but however restring interpretative options in the process of building a historical relate, even though increase the significance of the historical sense on the dialogue between the historical truth and the identity, cognition and emotion, located in a social dimension (education) where his actor (students-professors) self-identify at a share formation experience´s remembrance (study at the university).

Keywords : History; historical memory; TV documentary; higher education; Cuba.

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