Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMore than a binder... Disappeared persons’ mothers and their case files in Mexico
The crisis of disappearances in Mexico worsened in 2007, when then-President Felipe Calderon launched the war on drugs. Since then, more than 80,000 people have been reported as missing. In this panorama of violence and uncertainty, a bureaucratic apparatus tries to manage the search and mourning of...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2022
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| description | The crisis of disappearances in Mexico worsened in 2007, when then-President Felipe Calderon launched the war on drugs. Since then, more than 80,000 people have been reported as missing. In this panorama of violence and uncertainty, a bureaucratic apparatus tries to manage the search and mourning of families still awaiting the return of their loved ones. The following pages deal mainly with the way in which the binder – that is, the case file containing the official investigation carried out by the authorities – plays a central role in the search process. Through the voices of thirteen mothers whose daughters and sons have been disappeared, the binder is framed as a person-object, which represents a material embodiment of the victim. Through this perspective, which goes beyond the rational limits imposed by the state, this paper is based on the negative methodology proposed by the anthropologist Yael Navaro. Thus, one of the conclusions shows how through objects the disappeared persons continue to participate in the everyday life of their loved ones, as well as in the claims for justice. Finally, it is important to note that all the names of people and places have been modified. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-51522022-05-10T17:18:44Z More than a binder... Disappeared persons’ mothers and their case files in Mexico Más que un expediente… Las madres de las personas desaparecidas en México y sus carpetas de investigación Mais que um arquivo…. As mães dos desaparecidos no México e suas pastas de investigação Vargas, Isaac afeto burocracia desaparecimento guerra às drogas México vítimas affect bureaucracy disappearance drug war Mexico victims afecto burocracia desaparición guerra contra las drogas México víctimas The crisis of disappearances in Mexico worsened in 2007, when then-President Felipe Calderon launched the war on drugs. Since then, more than 80,000 people have been reported as missing. In this panorama of violence and uncertainty, a bureaucratic apparatus tries to manage the search and mourning of families still awaiting the return of their loved ones. The following pages deal mainly with the way in which the binder – that is, the case file containing the official investigation carried out by the authorities – plays a central role in the search process. Through the voices of thirteen mothers whose daughters and sons have been disappeared, the binder is framed as a person-object, which represents a material embodiment of the victim. Through this perspective, which goes beyond the rational limits imposed by the state, this paper is based on the negative methodology proposed by the anthropologist Yael Navaro. Thus, one of the conclusions shows how through objects the disappeared persons continue to participate in the everyday life of their loved ones, as well as in the claims for justice. Finally, it is important to note that all the names of people and places have been modified. La crisis de desapariciones en México se agudizó en 2007, cuando el entonces presidente Felipe Calderón lanzó la guerra contra las drogas. Desde esa fecha, se han reportado más de 80 000 personas desaparecidas a nivel nacional. Ante este panorama de violencia e incertidumbre, ha surgido un dispositivo burocrático que intenta gestionar la búsqueda y el duelo de las familias que aún esperan el regreso de sus seres queridos: la carpeta. En este artículo se aborda principalmente cómo este expediente, que contiene la investigación oficial llevada a cabo por las autoridades, juega un papel central en el proceso de búsqueda. A través de las voces de 13 madres cuyas hijas e hijos han desaparecido, la carpeta adopta incluso la categoría de un objeto-persona que representa una encarnación material de la víctima. Frente a dicha perspectiva, la cual rebasa los límites racionales impuestos por el aparato estatal, se empleó la metodología negativa que permite reflexionar sobre y desde los fragmentos dejados por la violencia. Así, uno de los argumentos centrales en mostrar cómo las personas desaparecidas, mediante los objetos, siguen participando tanto en la vida cotidiana de sus familiares como en los reclamos de justicia ante el Estado. Se concluye que el afecto emerge de manera particular en medio de la violencia y sirve para confrontar el régimen burocrático. A crise de desaparecimentos no México se agravou em 2007, quando o então presidente Felipe Calderón lançou a guerra às drogas. Desde essa data, mais de 80.000 pessoas desaparecidas foram relatadas em todo o país. Diante desse panorama de violência e incerteza, surgiu um dispositivo burocrático que tenta administrar a busca e o luto das famílias que ainda aguardam o retorno de seus entes queridos: a pasta. Este artigo trata principalmente de como esse arquivo, que contém a investigação oficial realizada pelas autoridades, desempenha um papel central no processo de busca. Por meio das vozes de 13 mães cujos filhos e filhas desapareceram, a pasta adota inclusive a categoria de pessoa-objeto que representa uma encarnação material da vítima. Diante dessa perspectiva, que ultrapassa os limites racionais impostos pelo aparelho estatal, a metodologia negativa foi utilizada para refletir sobre e a partir dos fragmentos deixados pela violência. Assim, um dos argumentos centrais para mostrar como as pessoas desaparecidas, por meio dos objetos, continuam participando tanto da vida cotidiana de seus familiares quanto das demandas por justiça perante o Estado. Conclui-se que o afeto emerge de forma particular em meio à violência e serve para enfrentar o regime burocrático. 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Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 73 (2022): Urbanism, arquitectures and feminist design; 143-160 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5152/4031 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5152/4071 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5152/4042 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5152/4083 Derechos de autor 2022 Isaac Vargas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
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