The commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the city of Benito Juárez, Argentina.

A sociocultural analysis of the community processes of local patrimonialization.

Abstract

This paper addresses as its central theme a participatory process of valorization of local heritage in a city in the center of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The main objective is to describe and analyze the construction of an agenda of cultural activities that allows us to understand the appropriation that the community of Benito Juárez makes in relation to its history and identity. The methodological approach used was qualitative and participant observations and analysis of sources were carried out. The results are inscribed in the sphere of the micro and local, but the contributions and conclusions go beyond this field by allowing us to address sociocultural dynamics of patrimonialization. Namely, if we observe this agenda carefully and who the actors who participate are, it is possible to account for a diversity that guarantees, in some way, the appropriation of contents, manifestations, stories, histories, cultural assets and their redefinition over time. Therefore, through the analysis of the case, it is possible to describe a community that has the particularity of being immersed in a continuous process of activation of memory, identity and heritage since 2014. In fact, the concept of heritage is in daily use and transcends the academic field. The case under analysis is an example, among many others, in which processes of valorization of cultural heritage and identity in context can be seen and analyzed. The permanence in the area of ​​study also allows the construction of articulated and updated knowledge.