Memories Persist in Silence

This article exposes the hypothesis that memory artifacts, created to commemorate the victims of armed conflict in Colombia, are an expression of the underground memories and a way of political action in the midst of war. We analyze three cases of creations of memory artifacts in Medellin, Colombia,...

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Published in:Universitas humanística 2012-12, Vol.41 (74), p.173-193
Main Author: Arenas Grisales, Sandra Patricia
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Colombia
Conflict
Everyday Life
Memory
Political Action
Silence
Suffering
Victims
War
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Summary:This article exposes the hypothesis that memory artifacts, created to commemorate the victims of armed conflict in Colombia, are an expression of the underground memories and a way of political action in the midst of war. We analyze three cases of creations of memory artifacts in Medellin, Colombia, as forms of suffering, perceiving and resisting the power of armed groups in Medellin. The silence, inherent in these objects, should not be treated as an absence of language, but as another form of expression of memory. Silence is a tactic used to overcome losses and reset everyday life in contexts of protracted violence. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0120-4807