The UNAM Film Library as historical and collective memory
Abstract
Collective memory is a fundamental part of our formation as individuals within social life. In this category is cinema as an audiovisual document that testifies the changes suffered over time. Its preservation, conservation and access allows us to know and reinterpret ourselves as individuals and society. In Mexico, cinema as an instrument of knowledge and as historical document of time and society, fulfills an essential task of entertainment, communication and expression that would not be possible if it didn’t exist institutions such as the Film Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, which is in charge of safeguarding country's film memory. This paper, carried out through a qualitative exploration of documentary material, aims to present the contributions of the Film Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, in Mexico´s creation and preservation of collective memory and cinematographic culture; as well as to find the points in which its participation as a collective memory of the country has been weakened.
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