Memory and New Ways of Knowing

Narratives of the Armed Conflict in Colombia
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-80041-630-7
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

This book is a collaborative project which centres on the testimonios of more than 100 survivors of the harsh realities of the 80-year Colombian armed conflict, drawing on multiple disciplinary areas and practices: linguistics, philology and linguistics, education, journalism, academia, art and film, literature, human rights, sociology, urban geography, cosmogony and grassroots activism. Using extracts from testimonios in multiple forms – oral, written, film, textiles – and mobilising the concepts of Testimony, Narrative and Memory, the book explores how survivors of all ages configure and reconfigure their experiences, worldviews and identities, striving towards the building of new knowledges which will help ensure the non-repetition of violence. The book will be of interest to all who are committed to understanding conflict and post-conflict societies in the search for peace.

This book is open access under a CC BY ND licence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

González Pinzón, Blanca Yaneth

Lillis, Theresa

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Map

Contributors

Acknowledgements

About the Production of this Book

Acronyms

Introduction

Part 1: Historical Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict and Theoretical Approaches to Analysing its Narratives

Chapter 1. Luis Eduardo Celis: Colombia, Eight Decades in Search of Peace and Democracy

Chapter 2. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón and Claudia Bungard: Theoretical Approaches to Analysing Conflict Narratives

Part 2: Narratives of the Colombian Armed Conflict

Chapter 3. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Narrative as an Emotional Resource for the Empowerment of the Survivors of the Colombian Armed Conflict

Chapter 4. José Navia Lame: 'Walking the Word' with the Nasa People: A Perspective from the Narrative of The Strength of the Umbilical Cord (La Fuerza del Ombligo)

Chapter 5. Cecilia Traslaviña González: Narratives to Transform War Imaginaries in Colombia: An Animation Workshop with Ex-Guerrilla Children

Chapter 6. Claudia Bungard: Testimonios of Armed Conflict Survivors: Participants in Narrative Workshops in Medellín

Chapter 7. Mario Ramírez-Orozco: The Memory of the Future: The Voice of FARC-EP Reincorporated Combatants in the Construction of Peace Imaginaries

Chapter 8. Emilia Perassi: Weaving Memory and Unweaving Trauma: Textile Narratives on the Conflict in Colombia

Part 3: Reflections

Chapter 9. Theresa Lillis: Voicing Experiences of Conflict and Violence: Placed, Dis-Placed and Re-Placed Resources

Chapter 10. José Vicente Arizmendi Correa: Chronos and Kairos: A Time to Resist and A Time to Speak Out

Chapter 11. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Closing Thoughts

Index

Über Autor(innen)

González Pinzón, Blanca Yaneth
Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón is an Independent researcher, Director of the interdisciplinary research group in education and human processes, and External pedagogical advisor to the Colombian Association of Universities.

Lillis, Theresa
Theresa Lillis is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK. She has published widely on global academic writing and production and participation in knowledge-making.

Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón is an independent researcher, committed to transforming pedagogy and curricula. She is a founding member of the Reading and Writing Network in Higher Education of Colombia and External Pedagogical Advisor to the Colombian Association of Universities.

Theresa Lillis is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK. She has published widely on academic, grassroots and professional writing and the politics of participation in knowledge-making.