Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaDECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico
In this paper, I propose some reflections on the colonial effects of the forensic turn as a dominant epistemic field to deal with death in contexts of mass crimes and the exhumation of human remains. I consider my own observations done in more than a decade of ethnographic work with relatives of mis...
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Universidade de Brasília
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| description | In this paper, I propose some reflections on the colonial effects of the forensic turn as a dominant epistemic field to deal with death in contexts of mass crimes and the exhumation of human remains. I consider my own observations done in more than a decade of ethnographic work with relatives of missing persons and three years of ethnography by the mass grave in Mexico. Finally, in an act of political imagination, I propose a project of an emotional science that makes possible to decolonize the exhumation field, from collaborative research processes against the epistemic violence around the treatment of death and justice and the recognition of social, symbolic and spiritual resources that communities have to deal with the excess of atrocities. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO379492022-03-17T14:13:12Z DECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico DESCOLONIZAR EL ENCUENTRO CON LA MUERTE DESDE LOS AFECTOS:: experiencia de trabajo interdisciplinario en torno a la exhumación de fosas comunes en México DECOLONIZAR, DESDE OS AFETOS, O ENCONTRO COM A MORTE: a experiência do trabalho interdisciplinar em torno da exumação de valas comuns no México Robledo Silvestre, Carolina Exumações; valas comuns; turno forense; colonialismo epistêmico Exhumations; mass graves; forensic turn; epistemic colonialism Exhumaciones; fosas comunes; giro forense; colonialismo epistémico In this paper, I propose some reflections on the colonial effects of the forensic turn as a dominant epistemic field to deal with death in contexts of mass crimes and the exhumation of human remains. I consider my own observations done in more than a decade of ethnographic work with relatives of missing persons and three years of ethnography by the mass grave in Mexico. Finally, in an act of political imagination, I propose a project of an emotional science that makes possible to decolonize the exhumation field, from collaborative research processes against the epistemic violence around the treatment of death and justice and the recognition of social, symbolic and spiritual resources that communities have to deal with the excess of atrocities. En este artículo planteo algunas reflexiones sobre los efectos coloniales del giro forense como campo epistémico dominante para lidiar con la muerte en contextos de crímenes masivos y exhumación de restos humanos. Considero mis propias observaciones realizadas en más de una década de trabajo etnográfico con familiares de personas desaparecidas y tres años de etnografía a pie de fosas en varias regiones de México. Al final, en un acto de imaginación política, propongo como horizonte una ciencia afectiva que haga posible descolonizar el campo de las exhumaciones, desde procesos de investigación colaborativa que interpelen la violencia epistémica en torno al tratamiento de la muerte y la justicia y den cuenta de los recursos sociales, simbólicos y espirituales que tienen las comunidades para lidiar con el exceso de las atrocidades. Neste artigo, proponho algumas reflexões sobre os efeitos coloniais da virada forense como campo epistêmico dominante para lidar com a morte em contextos de crimes em massa e na exumação de restos humanos. Considero minhas próprias observações feitas em mais de uma década de trabalho etnográfico com parentes de pessoas desaparecidas e três anos de etnografia ao pé do túmulo no México. Ao final, em um ato de imaginação política, proponho como horizonte uma ciência afetiva que possibilite descolonizar o campo das exumações, a partir de processos colaborativos de pesquisa que interpelam a violência epistêmica em torno do tratamento da morte e da justiça e dar conta os recursos sociais, simbólicos e espirituais que as comunidades têm para lidar com o excesso de atrocidades. 2019-09-04 2022-03-17T14:13:12Z 2022-03-17T14:13:12Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion peer reviewed Revisado por pares Avaliado pelos pares https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/abya/article/view/23708 10.26512/abyayala.v3i2.23708 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/37949 spa https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/abya/article/view/23708/23499 Copyright (c) 2019 Abya-yala: Revista sobre Acesso à Justiça e Direitos nas Américas http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 application/pdf Universidade de Brasília Abya-Yala: Journal on Access to Justice and Rights in the Americas; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): Antropologia Jurídica e Forense; 140-170 Abya-Yala: Revista sobre Acceso a la justicia y derechos en las Américas; Vol. 3 Núm. 2 (2019): Antropología Jurídica y Forense; 140-170 Abya-yala: Revista sobre Acesso à Justiça e Direitos nas Américas; v. 3 n. 2 (2019): Antropologia Jurídica e Forense; 140-170 2526-6675 10.26512/abya-yala.v3i2 |
| spellingShingle | Exumações; valas comuns; turno forense; colonialismo epistêmico Exhumations; mass graves; forensic turn; epistemic colonialism Exhumaciones; fosas comunes; giro forense; colonialismo epistémico Robledo Silvestre, Carolina DECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico |
| title | DECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico |
| title_full | DECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico |
| title_fullStr | DECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | DECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico |
| title_short | DECOLONIZE THE MEETING WITH DEATH FROM THE AFFECT: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in Mexico |
| title_sort | decolonize the meeting with death from the affect: interdisciplinary work experience around the exhumation of mass graves in mexico |
| topic | Exumações; valas comuns; turno forense; colonialismo epistêmico Exhumations; mass graves; forensic turn; epistemic colonialism Exhumaciones; fosas comunes; giro forense; colonialismo epistémico |
| url | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/abya/article/view/23708 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/37949 |