PEDAGOGY OF VIOLENCE IN THE PERCEPTION OF YOUNG SOLDIERS IN AYACUCHO, PERU

López J.R. · Revista do CAAP (2026) · DOI: 10.69881/yjywhg14

Resumen

This study examines how violence operates as both a legacy and an imperative in the management of memory through the training provided to young men during voluntary military service. Perceptions of the period of violence are shaped by both direct and transmitted experiences, particularly within the context of the military lives of volunteer recruits at the Los Cabitos Barracks (Ayacucho) in the post-war era. Within this framework, a pedagogy of violence plays a central role in shaping military identity, constructing the "internal enemy", the subversive, as a figure of radical otherness. Memory of this period is defined not only by the official narrative, which exalts the figure of the "undisputed victor" and promotes a celebratory institutional memory, but also by the aftereffects of trauma and pain that often go unseen. This hegemonic memory, aimed at glorifying military triumph, stands in stark contrast to the subaltern memories emerging from communities directly affected by the conflict.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga