Memory and New Ways of Knowing

Narratives of the Armed Conflict in Colombia

Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón, Theresa Lillis

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Multilingual Matters
13 May 2025

Research methods: general; Peace studies & conflict resolution; Armed conflict

Series: Studies in Knowledge Production and Participation

This book is a collaborative project which centres on the testimonios of more than 100 survivors of the harsh realities of the 80-year Colombian armed conflict, drawing on multiple disciplinary areas and practices: linguistics, philology and linguistics, education, journalism, academia, art and film, literature, human rights, sociology, urban geography, cosmogony and grassroots activism. Using extracts from testimonios in multiple forms – oral, written, film, textiles – and mobilising the concepts of Testimony, Narrative and Memory, the book explores how survivors of all ages configure and reconfigure their experiences, worldviews and identities, striving towards the building of new knowledges which will help ensure the non-repetition of violence. The book will be of interest to all who are committed to understanding conflict and post-conflict societies in the search for peace.

This book is open access under a CC BY ND licence.

Edited by: Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón, Theresa Lillis
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781800416291
ISBN 10: 1800416296
Series: Studies in Knowledge Production and Participation
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 13 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Map Contributors Acknowledgements About Production of this Book Acronyms Introduction Part 1: Historical Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict and Theoretical Approaches to Analysing its Narratives 1. Luis Eduardo Celis: Colombia: Eight Decades in Search of Peace and Democracy 2. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón and Claudia Bungard: Theoretical Approaches to Analysing Conflict Narratives Part 2: Narratives of the Colombian Armed Conflict 3. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Narrative as an Emotional Resource for the Empowerment of Survivors of the Colombian Armed Conflict 4. José Navia Lame: 'Walking the Word' with the Nasa People: A Perspective from the Narrative of ""The Strength of the Umbilical Cord"" (La fuerza del ombligo) 5. Cecilia Traslaviña González: Narratives to Transform War Imaginaries in Colombia: An Animation Workshop with Ex-Guerrilla Children 6. Claudia Bungard: Testimonios of Armed Conflict Survivors, Participants in Narrative Workshops in Medellín 7. Mario Ramírez Orozco: Memory of the Future: The Voice of FARC-Ep Reincorporated Combatants in the Construction of Peace Imaginaries 8. Emilia Perassi: Weaving Memory and Unweaving Trauma: Textile Narratives on the Conflict in Colombia Part 3: Final Reflections 9. Theresa Lillis: Voicing Experiences of Conflict and Violence: Placed, Dis-Placed and Re-Placed Resources 10. José Vicente Arizmendi: Chronos and Kairos: Time to Resist and Time to Speak Out 11. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Closing Thoughts Index

Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón is an independent researcher, committed to transforming pedagogy and curricula. She is a founding member of the Reading and Writing Network in Higher Education of Colombia and External Pedagogical Advisor to the Colombian Association of Universities. Theresa Lillis is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK. She has published widely on academic, grassroots and professional writing and the politics of participation in knowledge-making.

Reviews for Memory and New Ways of Knowing: Narratives of the Armed Conflict in Colombia

This is an inspirational work, with a strong combination of nuanced theorizing and compelling data in the form of testimonios. The book invites readers to think about how narrative works towards building memory, creating change and imagining new futures. * Bronwyn T. Williams, University of Louisville, USA * This is a rigorous, multidisciplinary work which will be a reference point among studies seeking to explore the lived experiences of armed conflict. Built from the accounts of survivors in multiple forms – spoken and written accounts, film, textiles – the book provides a counterhegemonic perspective which works ethically and aesthetically towards the goal of ‘non repetition’ of violence and provides hope for a peaceful future. * Nora Solari, Expert in Language, Literature and Latin Pedagogy, Argentina *