"Any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence: Broadcasting and reception of Latin American Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and Series, 1970-2023"- GUMELAB at the Documenta Institute in Kassel, 07.12.2023.

In the event series "Contested Memories in the Global South", organised by Prof. Dr. Liliana Gomez (Art and Society) and Prof. Dr. Kristina Dietz (International Relations with special focus on Latin America) at the Documenta Institute in Kassel, Mónika Contreras Saiz spoke in her lecture "Any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence: Broadcasting and reception of contested Latin American pasts in soap operas and series, 1970-2023" about the connection between memories, the processing of traumas in recent Latin American history and their representation in series and telenovelas. The presentation of the GUMELAB project at this event allowed for an intellectual and interdisciplinary dialogue between students and experts.