In this article we analyse various forms of emotional management of mourning in the experiences of six female relatives of victims of extrajudicial executions in Colombia. Referencing the concept of the ‘spectral’, we discuss the ways in which family members establish ways of living with mourning that emphasise the impossibility of achieving closure, and explore the ways in which they keep the wounds of their suffering open as a means of organising themselves politically, in pursuit of justice. The article suggests an alternative to a teleology of closure, suggesting that, in contexts of impunity such as the one prevailing in Colombia, mourning becomes a scenario of habitability.
Si bien hay acuerdos sobre la existencia de efectos anímicos derivados del trabajo con personas que han vivido experiencias traumáticas, la aproximación predominante y consolidada por las ciencias Psi considera la escucha del trauma como un espacio de contagio sintomático donde pareciese no haber sujetos. Así, desde una perspectiva psicoanalítica y usando diversos ejemplos de la literatura, este ensayo compone un abordaje alternativo para entender lo que está en juego en la escucha del trauma, enfatizando en el rol del oyente como un sujeto implicado, quien debe gestionar su posición ante las pérdidas y ausencias incrustadas en la experiencia de las y los testimoniantes.
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