Eating, Shitting and Shooting: A Scatological and Culinary Approximation to the Daily Lives of Rebels

Everything that comes in, eventually goes out. One way or another. This paper will look into eating and defecating practices among rebels in Colombia, in particular, the FARC-EP. I will argue that these practices, despite being daily occurrences, have been overlooked in conflict studies. I will argu...

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Published in:Studies in conflict and terrorism 2023-10, Vol.46 (10), p.1817-1839
Main Author: Gutiérrez D, José Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collectivism
Equality
Food consumption
Gender inequality
Guerrillas
Rebellion
Sex
Shooting
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Summary:Everything that comes in, eventually goes out. One way or another. This paper will look into eating and defecating practices among rebels in Colombia, in particular, the FARC-EP. I will argue that these practices, despite being daily occurrences, have been overlooked in conflict studies. I will argue that eating practices in particular reinforced emotional bonds within the organization and fostered micro-solidarity. At the same time, eating and defecating practices reflected and reinforced, at once, organizational practices and ideological commitments of the rebels - particularly gender equality and collectivism. This paper, by focusing on cherished everyday activities which are deeply human, both biological and social, is a call to re-humanise this field of study.
ISSN:1057-610X
1521-0731
DOI:10.1080/1057610X.2021.1886432