Visibilización de la memoria histórica y cambio social de las víctimas del conflicto armado (caso Cúcuta y Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander)

Abstract

The internal armed conflict in Colombia, and specifically the Norte de Santander department, has experienced numerous victimizing incidents involving displacement, murder, forced disappearance, threat, rape, etc.. These are among the many problems faced, that the affected populations need to overcome. The goal is to help reconstruct the social fabric that is so deeply imbedded within society. Six representative cases have been chosen for their ability to separate themselves from the constraints of victimized society. These highlighted cases have managed to stand out in the local and national scene due to their capacity for resilience, a characteristic of human beings forced to face adversities. As a result, individuals recognize in themselves the ability to individually and collectively change, thereby becoming an example for social change. This media production utilizes audiovisual communication, in a nonfiction, short film format, with the purpose of framing facts of historical significance and social change. The audiovisual production "Catarsis del silencio" arises from an academic process that recognizes the narratives of territorial peace and highlights the recovery of the historical memory of the population under study. Culture, leadership and entrepreneurship are the three thematic axes through which participants, who have developed transformative processes in their community, were identified. As a result, we can demonstrate a narrative product that tells the different conflicting stories that each victim had to go through. With this, the cathartic process that each victim carried out in order to leave behind the aftermath of the war and undertake ways of restoring the social fabric is understood.