Por Antonia Mirella Arias Este texto es el resumen de un conversatorio entre la autora y algunos miembros del proyecto de investigación (Des)tejiendo miradas sobre los sujetos en proceso de reincorporación en Colombia, que tomó lugar en ocasión de la publicación del artículo Textiles haciendo paz (que publicamos en su version española en este blog … Continue reading Textiles haciendo paz. Conversatorio
Texto original en ingles escrito por Christine Andrä Christine Andrä (2020): Textiles Making Peace. In: Richmond O., Visoka G. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11795-5_125-1 Traducción al español de Antonia Mirella Arias (Medellín, Colombia) Version en español publicada con permiso de Palgrave Macmillan. Definición Para examinar lo que … Continue reading Textiles haciendo paz
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