This book investigates the manner in which Chilean media and public culture discuss human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) as well as human rights problems which still exist. Through an intricate interplay of censorship, remembrance, and protest, the media and surrounding culture have played a key role in structuring how Chileans interpret their present and past. It is with the media's role in alternately silencing and re-presenting trauma during times of social upheaval and flux, as well as with how audiences respond to these re-presentations, that this book is concerned.

Sorensen investigates the manner in which Chilean media and public culture discuss human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) as well as human rights problems which still exist.

Tales of the Mullah Nasrudin have entertained readers from diverse cultures throughout history. His antics embody the most common human foibles and offer opportunities for insights into the Divine Mysteries. These "New Tales of Nasrudin" are offered as a supplement to that tradition and are sure to elicit a chuckle, some head scratching, or an "Aha ," perhaps all at the same time. They should be read a few at a time, so as to savor their inner meaning.

Also available from Eric K. Sorensen: ECLECTICUTION, a musical compact disk of original music in styles from folk to Chinese classical to reggae to jazz.