Inheriting the Memory of Armed Conflict: Intergenerational Memory-Building with Rural Youth (Colombia)
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https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i47.02Keywords:
Armed Conflict, Post-Peace Agreement, Intergenerational Memory, Memory Transmission, Rural YouthAbstract
Intergenerational transmission of memory in societies with violent pasts is often mediated by silences and partial narratives that hinder the ethical-political positioning of victims and their heirs. This article explores memory-building dynamics with young people from rural Samaná (Colombia), who grew up after the victimization period experienced in this territory between 1999 and 2005. The methodology was qualitative. Techniques such as observation, interviews, and discussion groups were employed and led to the creation of a performance that facilitated the construction of conflict memory. This study found that inherited memory among young people is confined to the family sphere, while silence prevails in public spaces. It was evidenced that, with institutional support, young people expand their memory and build emotional bonds with what their elders experienced, thus giving new meaning to the present and future of their community.
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