“…Its core assumptions-solidarity, a fundamental sympathy 3 for victims, and an antipathy for oppressors and exploiters-represent those rare moments of grace when we are at our best" (Rieff 2002: 121). Empathy likewise guides more psychologically attuned research programs into the reasons for acting or not acting in response to representations of suffering (Staub 1992;Scarry 1998;Cohen 2001;Cohen and Seu 2002;Seu 2003;Laplante 2007). Cohen summarizes the literature well when he writes that the "emotional constellation of .…”
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“…Its core assumptions-solidarity, a fundamental sympathy 3 for victims, and an antipathy for oppressors and exploiters-represent those rare moments of grace when we are at our best" (Rieff 2002: 121). Empathy likewise guides more psychologically attuned research programs into the reasons for acting or not acting in response to representations of suffering (Staub 1992;Scarry 1998;Cohen 2001;Cohen and Seu 2002;Seu 2003;Laplante 2007). Cohen summarizes the literature well when he writes that the "emotional constellation of .…”
Section: Expanding On the Empathy Thesismentioning
“…Otro tipo de justificaciones apuntan al carácter democrático e incluyente que conlleva la experiencia de testimoniar. Abrir espacios para escuchar y contar múltiples versiones del pasado, todas igualmente válidas, aumenta la conciencia de una sociedad más tolerante y democrática (Laplante, 2007). Otros autores arguyen que la experiencia de testimoniar representa una herramienta para "el empoderamiento de los, hasta ahora, sin poder" (Rappaport, 1990, p. 18).…”
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“…Kirk Simpson (2007) sostiene que la historia del "terror" político exacerba el aislamiento de las víctimas, alejando sus narrativas de dolor y sufrimiento del debate público, silenciándolo, negándolo. En este sentido, las CV y sus audiencias públicas, hacen posible lo que era impensable en el pasado (Laplante, 2007): las víctimas emergen como ciudadanas detrás del muro de silencio impuesto por el conflicto violento (Simpson, 2007). Por último, las personas marginadas y excluidas son respetadas y tomadas en serio en espacios públicos y empáticos.…”
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El artículo presenta una matriz metodológica que busca sintetizar lo que es posible esperar de la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad (CEV). Esta categorización facilitará un ejercicio crítico sobre las apuestas priorizadas por la Comisión, y evitará que, en el futuro, esta sea evaluada por lo que las personas esperaban de ella y no por lo propuesto en el mandato. La primera parte del artículo presenta los presupuestos conceptuales que subyacen tras la herramienta metodológica, la segunda desarrolla la matriz y la conclusión categoriza el decreto que reglamenta la CEV, a la luz de la matriz metodológica.
“…She continues by asking an apparently simple but disarming question: 'But how?' 62 The answer lies not in the institutions of transition per se, but in the agency of those who use the opportunities provided by such mechanisms and indeed the space provided by transition to seek acknowledgement and justice. Above all, it rests on their vigilance to continue to ensure non-repetition of the past.…”
The painting of murals and graffiti is a widespread and well-established practice in Colombia. Most of the artwork is not directly political. However, a significant number of murals speak directly to the political problems of the society; to the protracted violent political conflict and the emerging peace process in Colombia. They articulate the memory of violence and represent the demands of victims for acknowledgement, reparation and justice. That articulation varies through different regions in Colombia, depending on the balance of forces between guerrillas, former paramilitaries and the state. The phenomenon of mural painting represents the meeting between victims’ agency and activist art in Colombia.
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