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Redención Argentina. Un Análisis de la Desmalvinización a Partir de las Teorías de Michel Foucault - Argentina’s Redemption: An Analysis of Demalvinization through Michel Foucault’s Theories
Delfina Carmona
Affiliation: Eduardo Mallea Higher Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Keywords: Argentina; the Malvinas; Falkland Islands; Thatcher; United Kingdom; Galtieri; Sovereignty; War; 1982; Dictatorship.
Categories: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Demetrios Project
DOI: 10.17160/josha.12.6.1092
Languages: Spanish, Castilian
In this essay, I examine desmalvinization, a process through which, in order to favor the United Kingdom, the history of the Malvinas Islands and the surrounding archipelagos was altered. Specifically, I demonstrate the falsehood of certain widely accepted ideas, such as the supposed English discovery of the territories, the dictatorship-driven motive for the 1982 war, and the alleged superiority of the British Army during the conflict. To carry out this analysis, I draw on Michel Foucault’s theories about how historical events can be reshaped through discourses of power. The conclusion of the essay is that desmalvinization is a real phenomenon. Indeed, even today, historical distortions continue to be disseminated in order to benefit the United Kingdom, which seeks to instill in its rival a colonial mindset. In other words, it aims to preserve its imperial status by discrediting the only underdeveloped country that was able to confront it with dignity: Argentina.