«No One Had Ever Asked Me». Testimonies of Minors as a Source for Historical Research in Colombia
The objective of this article is to analyze how the experiences of girls, boys, and adolescents in the context of the Colombian war have been received and incorporated into the institutional work of memory construction. The analysis is based on a review of reports produced by the Historical Memory G...
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| description | The objective of this article is to analyze how the experiences of girls, boys, and adolescents in the context of the Colombian war have been received and incorporated into the institutional work of memory construction. The analysis is based on a review of reports produced by the Historical Memory Group of the National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation and the National Center for Historical Memory. The article begins by highlighting the inadequacy of articulated language in capturing the childhood and youth experiences of violence. It then examines how the testimonies of children and adolescents have been included in institutional memory reports to determine the validity attributed to the knowledge these testimonies can provide. Finally, the article concludes that the experiences of suffering in childhood and adolescence are not adequately addressed in institutional memory work, and there is a form of epistemic injustice that diminishes the importance and centrality of these testimonies as sources of knowledge about recent Colombian violence. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-147392024-02-28T17:51:34Z «No One Had Ever Asked Me». Testimonies of Minors as a Source for Historical Research in Colombia «Nunca nadie me lo había preguntado». El testimonio de menores de edad como fuente para la investigación histórica en Colombia «Personne ne me l’avait jamais demandé». Le témoignage des mineurs comme source pour la recherche historique en Colombie Castaño Zapata, Daniel Ruiz Romero, Gabriel Alberto memoria infancia testimonio violencia Colombia memory Childhood testimony violence Colombia mémoire enfance témoignage violence Colombie The objective of this article is to analyze how the experiences of girls, boys, and adolescents in the context of the Colombian war have been received and incorporated into the institutional work of memory construction. The analysis is based on a review of reports produced by the Historical Memory Group of the National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation and the National Center for Historical Memory. The article begins by highlighting the inadequacy of articulated language in capturing the childhood and youth experiences of violence. It then examines how the testimonies of children and adolescents have been included in institutional memory reports to determine the validity attributed to the knowledge these testimonies can provide. Finally, the article concludes that the experiences of suffering in childhood and adolescence are not adequately addressed in institutional memory work, and there is a form of epistemic injustice that diminishes the importance and centrality of these testimonies as sources of knowledge about recent Colombian violence. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la forma como ha sido acogida y vertida en el trabajo institucional de construcción de memoria la experiencia de las niñas, niños y adolescentes en el contexto de la guerra colombiana. El trabajo ha sido realizado a partir de una revisión de los informes realizados por el Grupo de Memoria Histórica de la Comisión Nacional de Reparación y Reconciliación y por el Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. El texto comienza mostrando la insuficiencia del lenguaje articulado para dar cuenta de la experiencia infantil y juvenil de la violencia; luego analiza cómo se han incorporado a los informes institucionales de memoria los testimonios de los y las infantes, para determinar la validez que allí se le ha dado el conocimiento que dichos testimonios pueden aportar. Finalmente, el artículo concluye que la experiencia infantil y juvenil del sufrimiento no se recrea en el trabajo institucional de la memoria, sino que tiene lugar una forma de injusticia epistémica que recae sobre los testimonios de niños, niñas y adolescentes en la medida en que se relativiza la importancia y centralidad que estos testimonios tienen como fuente de conocimiento sobre el pasado reciente violento colombiano. L’objectif de cet article est d’analyser la manière dontl’expérience des filles, des garçons et des adolescents dansle contexte de la guerre colombienne a été reçue et exprimée dans le travail institutionnel de construction de mémoire. Le travail a été réalisé sur la base d’une revue des rapports préparés par le Groupe de Mémoire Historique de la Commission Nationale pour la Réparation et la Réconciliation et par le Centre National de Mémoire Historique. Le texte commence par montrer l’insuffisance du langage articulé pour rendre compte de l’expérience de la violence dans l’enfance et la jeunesse; on analyse ensuite la manière dont les témoignages des nourrissons ont été intégrés dans les rapports de mémoire institutionnelle, afin de déterminer la validité des connaissances que ces témoignages peuvent apporter. Enfin, l’article conclut que l’expérience de souffrance de l’enfance et de la jeunesse n’est pas recréée dans le travail institutionnel de mémoire, mais qu’il se produit plutôt une forme d’injustice épistémique qui retombe sur les témoignages d’enfants et d’adolescents dans la mesure où ils relativisent l’importance et la centralité que ces témoignages ont en tant que source de connaissances sur le passé violent récent de la Colombie. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2024-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/14739 10.19053/20275137.n28.2024.14739 Historia Y Memoria; No. 28 (2024): Think about the gender from history: Proposals and debates ; 339-369 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 28 (2024): Enero-Junio 2024: «Pensar el Género desde la Historia: propuestas y debates»; 339-369 Historia Y Memoria; No 28 (2024): Penser le Genre Depuis L´´ histoire: Propositions et Débats; 339-369 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.n28.2024 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/14739/13592 Derechos de autor 2023 Historia Y Memoria |
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| title | «No One Had Ever Asked Me». Testimonies of Minors as a Source for Historical Research in Colombia |
| title_alt | «Nunca nadie me lo había preguntado». El testimonio de menores de edad como fuente para la investigación histórica en Colombia «Personne ne me l’avait jamais demandé». Le témoignage des mineurs comme source pour la recherche historique en Colombie |
| title_full | «No One Had Ever Asked Me». Testimonies of Minors as a Source for Historical Research in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | «No One Had Ever Asked Me». Testimonies of Minors as a Source for Historical Research in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | «No One Had Ever Asked Me». Testimonies of Minors as a Source for Historical Research in Colombia |
| title_short | «No One Had Ever Asked Me». Testimonies of Minors as a Source for Historical Research in Colombia |
| title_sort | no one had ever asked me testimonies of minors as a source for historical research in colombia |
| topic | memoria infancia testimonio violencia Colombia memory Childhood testimony violence Colombia mémoire enfance témoignage violence Colombie |
| topic_facet | memoria infancia testimonio violencia Colombia memory Childhood testimony violence Colombia mémoire enfance témoignage violence Colombie |
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