Empty Schools and "Silencios": Pedagogical Openings for Memory-Making in Colombia

Autor/in	Romero-Amaya, Daniela
Titel	Empty Schools and "Silencios": Pedagogical Openings for Memory-Making in Colombia
Quelle	In: Journal of Peace Education, 16 (2019) 1, S.104-125 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-0201
DOI	10.1080/17400201.2018.1492373
Schlagwörter	Peace; Memory; Foreign Countries; Photography; Artists; School Closing; Conflict; Violence; Teaching Methods; Authoritarianism; Educational Opportunities; Power Structure; Reflection; Conflict Resolution; Political Issues; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frieden; Gedächtnis; Ausland; Fotografie; Artiste; Artist; Künstler; Künstlerin; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Konflikt; Gewalt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Autoritarismus; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Politischer Faktor; Kolumbien
Abstract	This paper draws from "Silencios" -- a photography series by the Colombian artist Juan Manuel Echavarría. "Silencios" comprises more than 120 portrayals of abandoned schools due to armed conflict in Los Montes de María, Colombia. Sharing Echeverría's belief that 'these chalkboards have lessons to tell us about war', the author of this paper advocates for the pedagogical use of "Silencios" to promote and support memory works in Colombia. The present analysis acknowledges that hegemonic memories and narratives have a negative impact on conflict-affected societies due to their authoritarian and oppressive character. Therefore, the pedagogical use of "Silencios" seeks to ignite multiple narratives and counterhegemonic memories that might emerge as the public interacts with the photography. The visuals, in this sense, become an educational opportunity to stimulate reflection and resistance against the monopoly of the past in a country that is currently emerging from conflict. In this paper, the abandoned schools are considered as memory sites, and as renewed learning spaces to stimulate reflections and debates upon the armed conflict. "Silencios" can contribute to peacebuilding efforts by bringing up the possibility to reconsider essentialist conceptions of peace, memory, and pedagogy, that might hinder potential venues for enduring peace in Colombia. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01