This article presents the results of a research on the experience of childhood during the last civil-military dictatorship in Chile (1973-1990). The role of childhood memories in memory studies of the period is discussed. Perspectives of new studies on childhood are used to draw attention on aspects of daily life that are not readily apparent. Twenty-four open interviews were conducted to persons who experienced childhood during the dictatorship. Each interview was centered around an object (letter, personal diary, postcards, recordings, etc.) made or acquired by the interviewee between 1973 and 1990. In the conclusion there is a reflection about the role of the reconstruction of childhood memories through objects that serve as memory aids and these universal aspects of the experience of childhood in dictatorship. Keywords: Memory, civil-military dictatorship, childhood, material cul... [Llegir més ...]