Memórias coletivas e subjetivas no livro ilustrado Camino a casa

Abstract

This article investigates how the tragedies resulting from the Colombian armed conflict are represented by authors Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng in the illustrated children's book Camino a casa (2008). Initially, the study presents the concepts of collective memory, according to Maurice Halbwachs (1990), and childhood and trauma, based on Walter Benjamin (1940), outlining the theoretical framework employed. It then offers a description of the book, emphasizing how verbal and visual texts intertwine to construct the narrative. The analysis is organized into two categories: collective memory and subjective memory. It highlights how images, objects, and historical events are approached, on one hand, through the narrative perspective of a child and, on the other, as a denunciation of the “memoricide” that took place in Colombia between 1948 and at least 1985.