Lessons from the Peace Negotiations in Colombia: President Santos in Conversation
The peace negotiations between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC–EP) and the Colombian government ended on an agreement la...
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Zombies in Revolt
Stories of ghosts and appearances of the dead are common in Cartagena de Indias. Virgins, pirates, saints, and deceased international personalities have appeare...
El Runner: The Champeta Posters Man
Next to the the foot of La Popa hill and close to the Cienaga Las Quintas, there is Bazurto, the central market of Cartagena de Indias. Known by its giant size,...
Bio-Creation and Peace at the Intersection of Art and Technology: Reflections on ISEA + International Image Festival
An inspiring week of workshops, panels, installations, round-tables, concerts, and other creative and intellectual exchanges took place at Manizales, Colombia, ...
Memory, Digital Media, and Peace-building in Colombia: The Projects of the Alfabetizaciones Digitales Initiative
In recent years, building a historical memory that is plural and inclusive has become one of the main strategies for finishing the long armed conflict in Colomb...
Media Witnessing and Personal Memories: The Case of Soldiers’ Non-professional Videos
Although the visual documentation of violence at the frontlines has existed since World War II with the photographs took by the Nazis in the 20st Century, the c...
Post-Truth and Populismo
“Post-truth” is the word of the year 2016 according to the Oxford dictionaries. After the dynamics of the U.K. Brexit, the Colombian Referendum, and...