Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension

The time has come for memory. This current phrase in Colombia suggests the positioning of recent political violence issues in the public agenda, which has triggered the development of academic research as well as the design of public policies that aim at the clari...

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Main Authors: Herrera, Martha Cecilia, Olaya, Vladimir
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Language:spa
Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019
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Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7356
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description The time has come for memory. This current phrase in Colombia suggests the positioning of recent political violence issues in the public agenda, which has triggered the development of academic research as well as the design of public policies that aim at the clarification of events related to the armed conflict and their possible solutions. From this horizon, this paper analyzes the importance of biographical and testimonial literature, and its pertinence to historical research on political violence. In order to do so, we analyze one of the testimonial narratives collected in a research project regarding the configuration of subjectivities in contexts of political violence, and indicate how this type of resources both empower the ordinary subject as participant of a given historical moment and reveal the close bond between individual and society.
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-73562023-11-28T13:29:51Z Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension Violencia política y relatos desde la dimensión subjetiva Violence politique et récits: la dimension subjective Herrera, Martha Cecilia Olaya, Vladimir political violence armed conflict biographical narratives memory recent history violencia política conflicto armado relatos biográficos memoria historia reciente violence politique Conflit armé Récits biographiques Mémoire Histoire récente The time has come for memory. This current phrase in Colombia suggests the positioning of recent political violence issues in the public agenda, which has triggered the development of academic research as well as the design of public policies that aim at the clarification of events related to the armed conflict and their possible solutions. From this horizon, this paper analyzes the importance of biographical and testimonial literature, and its pertinence to historical research on political violence. In order to do so, we analyze one of the testimonial narratives collected in a research project regarding the configuration of subjectivities in contexts of political violence, and indicate how this type of resources both empower the ordinary subject as participant of a given historical moment and reveal the close bond between individual and society. En Colombia se afirma que es tiempo de memoria para aludir al posicionamiento en la agenda pública de los asuntos de violencia política acaecidos en nuestra historia reciente, lo cual ha dado pie al desarrollo de investigaciones académicas y al diseño de políticas públicas tendientes al esclarecimiento de lo acontecido y de sus posibles soluciones. Desde este horizonte el artículo reflexiona sobre la importancia de la literatura biográfica y testimonial y su pertinencia dentro de la investigación histórica para el abordaje de este tipo de  problemáticas. Como parte de este propósito se analiza uno de los relatos testimoniales recolectados en una investigación llevada a cabo en torno a la configuración de subjetividades en contextos de violencia política, indicando como este tipo de fuentes al tiempo que habilitan al sujeto corriente como participante de un momento histórico determinado, revelan, a su vez, los estrechos lazos existentes entre individuo y sociedad. On affirme en Colombie que le temps de la mémoire est arrivé, pour indiquer le positionnement dans l’agenda public des affaires de violence politique de notre histoire récente, ce qui a suscité le développement de recherches académiques et la configuration de politiques publiques dont le but est l’éclaircissement du passé et la recherche de possibles solutions. Situé dans ce contexte précis, l’article réfléchit à propos de l’importance de la littérature biographique et des témoignages et de leur pertinence au sein de la recherche historique pour aborder ce genre de problématique. Afin de mener à bien cette tâche, nous analysons l’un de ces témoignages, collecté dans le cadre d’une recherche à propos de la configuration des subjectivités dans des contextes de violence politique. Nous montrons comment ces sources permettent de transformer des sujets ordinaires en participants d’un moment historique donnée, et comment elles mettent au jour les liens étroits qui lient l’individu et la société. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2019-02-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7356 10.19053/20275137.n18.2019.7356 Historia Y Memoria; No. 18 (2019): Build from memory and memories: politics, repression and historical testimonies in Latin America; 49-76 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 18 (2019): Enero-Junio 2019. Construir desde el recuerdo y la memoria: política, represión y testimonios históricos en América Latina; 49-76 Historia Y Memoria; No 18 (2019): Construire à partir de mémoire et de souvenir: politique, répression et témoignages historiques en Amérique latine; 49-76 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.n18.2019 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7356/7484 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/7356/8806 Derechos de autor 2019 Historia Y MEMORIA
spellingShingle political violence
armed conflict
biographical
narratives
memory
recent history
violencia política
conflicto armado
relatos biográficos
memoria
historia reciente
violence politique
Conflit armé
Récits biographiques
Mémoire
Histoire récente
Herrera, Martha Cecilia
Olaya, Vladimir
Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension
title Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension
title_alt Violencia política y relatos desde la dimensión subjetiva
Violence politique et récits: la dimension subjective
title_full Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension
title_fullStr Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension
title_full_unstemmed Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension
title_short Political Violence and Narratives. A Subjective Dimension
title_sort political violence and narratives a subjective dimension
topic political violence
armed conflict
biographical
narratives
memory
recent history
violencia política
conflicto armado
relatos biográficos
memoria
historia reciente
violence politique
Conflit armé
Récits biographiques
Mémoire
Histoire récente
topic_facet political violence
armed conflict
biographical
narratives
memory
recent history
violencia política
conflicto armado
relatos biográficos
memoria
historia reciente
violence politique
Conflit armé
Récits biographiques
Mémoire
Histoire récente
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