Resumen

GATTI, Gabriel. The Narratives of the Detained-Disappeared (Or the Problems of Representation Facing Social Catastrophes). CONfines relacion. internaci. ciencia política [online]. 2006, vol.2, n.4, pp.27-38. ISSN 1870-3569.

The text proposes the concept of the detained-disappeared as the point from which to analyze social management strategies of a high-caliber theoretical problem in the context of contemporary social sciences, the crisis of representation. To analyze these strategies, this work starts by narrowly defining the concept of the detained-disappeared, thereby suggesting that this is a catastrophe for identity and for language. After considering the social and historical context of the Latin-American southern hemisphere, the author explains and examines the two forms of narrative that explain how the concept and its consequences have been managed. These forms of narrative are the transitional narrative of the invisible and the highly complex narrative of the void.

Palabras llave : detained; disappeared; missing; narratives; social catastrophes; crisis of representation.