Memory and New Ways of Knowing

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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, International Educational Consultant and Expert in Language, Literature and Latin Pedagogy, Argentina * A book which is both academically rigorous and emotionally moving, documenting the lived experiences of the ongoing Colombian armed conflict. The book draws on multiple voices to underline the hopes for building peace and reconciliation, as well as restorative and social justice. * Melba Libia Cardenas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia * The individual memories in this book form a collective memory that strengthens the processes of reconciliation and justice in Colombia. They call upon us, as a society, to assume a historical responsibility for making visible the survivors who faced conflict with stark resilience. * Shima Pardo, Journalist and Program Coordinator of the Feminist Movement "Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres", Colombia * Despite the multitude of perspectives from the victims, the reader is left with the important impression that individuals and groups, who normally are marginalized and forgotten when war history is written, now have become included in the history about the long-lasting civil war in Colombia. This is so, even if the narratives they leave behind are quite varied and open for interpretation. Moreover, the victims have also been able to find a certain degree of personal healing through the testimonies they have given as a part of this process. * Wenche Iren Hauge, Journal of Peace Research, 2025 *