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Which Past to Choose? A Discussion on Historical Negationism and Historiographical Pluralism

ABSTRACT

The article presents the notion of historiographical pluralism as a much-needed theoretical and political counterpoint to contemporary historical negationism, arguing that in our current age, negationist strategies are less based on outright empirical falsifications than in omitted representations. Thus, the article briefly analyzes an example of negationism, produced by the company Brasil Paralelo, to then introduce the definition of historiographical pluralism, defending its importance for the effective fight against the negationist phenomenon.

Keywords:
Historical negationism; Historiographical pluralism; Brasil Paralelo

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