Specters of War

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Ignacio Sarmiento is an associate professor of Central American and Transborder studies at the California State University, Northridge. His research focuses on postwar Central America and the Central American diaspora.

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Specters of War explores mourning practices in postwar Central America, particularly in El Salvador and Guatemala. Sarmiento delves into the intricate dynamics of grieving through an interdisciplinary lens, analyzing expressions of mourning in literature, theater, and sites of memory. At the heart of this analysis is the contention over who has the right to mourn, how mourning is performed, and who is included in this process. Mourning is a battleground where different societal factions vie for the possibility of grieving the dead.