Staging, Silences and Moments of Testimony. Fieldwork in Contexts of Violence

This article proposes a reflection on ethnographic fieldwork and the act of 'bearing witness' in 'war' contexts. This reflection is one of the outcomes of a research project focused on political conflict victims in three neighborhoods of Medellin conducted in 2007. The article lo...

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Published in:Estudios políticos (Medellín, Colombia) Colombia), 2008-07 (33), p.181-208
Main Author: Toro, Natalia Quiceno
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