Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón is an independent researcher, committed to transforming pedagogy and curricula. She is a founding member of the Reading and Writing Network in Higher Education of Colombia and External Pedagogical Advisor to the Colombian Association of Universities.Theresa Lillis is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK. She has published widely on academic, grassroots and professional writing and the politics of participation in knowledge-making.

• MapContributorsAcknowledgementsAbout the Production of this BookAcronymsIntroductionPart 1: Historical Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict and Theoretical Approaches to Analysing its NarrativesChapter 1. Luis Eduardo Celis: Colombia, Eight Decades in Search of Peace and DemocracyChapter 2. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón and Claudia Bungard: Theoretical Approaches to Analysing Conflict NarrativesPart 2: Narratives of the Colombian Armed ConflictChapter 3. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Narrative as an Emotional Resource for the Empowerment of the Survivors of the Colombian Armed ConflictChapter 4. José Navia Lame: 'Walking the Word' with the Nasa People: A Perspective from the Narrative of The Strength of the Umbilical Cord (La Fuerza del Ombligo)Chapter 5. Cecilia Traslaviña González: Narratives to Transform War Imaginaries in Colombia: An Animation Workshop with Ex-Guerrilla ChildrenChapter 6. Claudia Bungard: Testimonios of Armed Conflict Survivors: Participants in Narrative Workshops in MedellínChapter 7. Mario Ramírez-Orozco: The Memory of the Future: The Voice of FARC-EP Reincorporated Combatants in the Construction of Peace ImaginariesChapter 8. Emilia Perassi: Weaving Memory and Unweaving Trauma: Textile Narratives on the Conflict in ColombiaPart 3: ReflectionsChapter 9. Theresa Lillis: Voicing Experiences of Conflict and Violence: Placed, Dis-Placed and Re-Placed ResourcesChapter 10. José Vicente Arizmendi Correa: Chronos and Kairos: A Time to Resist and A Time to Speak OutChapter 11. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Closing ThoughtsIndex

This is an inspirational work, with a strong combination of nuanced theorizing and compelling data in the form of testimonios. The book invites readers to think about how narrative works towards building memory, creating change and imagining new futures.

Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón is an independent researcher, committed to transforming pedagogy and curricula. She is a founding member of the Reading and Writing Network in Higher Education of Colombia and External Pedagogical Advisor to the Colombian Association of Universities.Theresa Lillis is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK. She has published widely on academic, grassroots and professional writing and the politics of participation in knowledge-making.

• MapContributorsAcknowledgementsAbout the Production of this BookAcronymsIntroductionPart 1: Historical Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict and Theoretical Approaches to Analysing its NarrativesChapter 1. Luis Eduardo Celis: Colombia, Eight Decades in Search of Peace and DemocracyChapter 2. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón and Claudia Bungard: Theoretical Approaches to Analysing Conflict NarrativesPart 2: Narratives of the Colombian Armed ConflictChapter 3. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Narrative as an Emotional Resource for the Empowerment of the Survivors of the Colombian Armed ConflictChapter 4. José Navia Lame: 'Walking the Word' with the Nasa People: A Perspective from the Narrative of The Strength of the Umbilical Cord (La Fuerza del Ombligo)Chapter 5. Cecilia Traslaviña González: Narratives to Transform War Imaginaries in Colombia: An Animation Workshop with Ex-Guerrilla ChildrenChapter 6. Claudia Bungard: Testimonios of Armed Conflict Survivors: Participants in Narrative Workshops in MedellínChapter 7. Mario Ramírez-Orozco: The Memory of the Future: The Voice of FARC-EP Reincorporated Combatants in the Construction of Peace ImaginariesChapter 8. Emilia Perassi: Weaving Memory and Unweaving Trauma: Textile Narratives on the Conflict in ColombiaPart 3: ReflectionsChapter 9. Theresa Lillis: Voicing Experiences of Conflict and Violence: Placed, Dis-Placed and Re-Placed ResourcesChapter 10. José Vicente Arizmendi Correa: Chronos and Kairos: A Time to Resist and A Time to Speak OutChapter 11. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Closing ThoughtsIndex

This is an inspirational work, with a strong combination of nuanced theorizing and compelling data in the form of testimonios. The book invites readers to think about how narrative works towards building memory, creating change and imagining new futures.

Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón is an independent researcher, committed to transforming pedagogy and curricula. She is a founding member of the Reading and Writing Network in Higher Education of Colombia and External Pedagogical Advisor to the Colombian Association of Universities.Theresa Lillis is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK. She has published widely on academic, grassroots and professional writing and the politics of participation in knowledge-making.

• MapContributorsAcknowledgementsAbout the Production of this BookAcronymsIntroductionPart 1: Historical Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict and Theoretical Approaches to Analysing its NarrativesChapter 1. Luis Eduardo Celis: Colombia, Eight Decades in Search of Peace and DemocracyChapter 2. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón and Claudia Bungard: Theoretical Approaches to Analysing Conflict NarrativesPart 2: Narratives of the Colombian Armed ConflictChapter 3. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Narrative as an Emotional Resource for the Empowerment of the Survivors of the Colombian Armed ConflictChapter 4. José Navia Lame: 'Walking the Word' with the Nasa People: A Perspective from the Narrative of The Strength of the Umbilical Cord (La Fuerza del Ombligo)Chapter 5. Cecilia Traslaviña González: Narratives to Transform War Imaginaries in Colombia: An Animation Workshop with Ex-Guerrilla ChildrenChapter 6. Claudia Bungard: Testimonios of Armed Conflict Survivors: Participants in Narrative Workshops in MedellínChapter 7. Mario Ramírez-Orozco: The Memory of the Future: The Voice of FARC-EP Reincorporated Combatants in the Construction of Peace ImaginariesChapter 8. Emilia Perassi: Weaving Memory and Unweaving Trauma: Textile Narratives on the Conflict in ColombiaPart 3: ReflectionsChapter 9. Theresa Lillis: Voicing Experiences of Conflict and Violence: Placed, Dis-Placed and Re-Placed ResourcesChapter 10. José Vicente Arizmendi Correa: Chronos and Kairos: A Time to Resist and A Time to Speak OutChapter 11. Blanca Yaneth González Pinzón: Closing ThoughtsIndex

This is an inspirational work, with a strong combination of nuanced theorizing and compelling data in the form of testimonios. The book invites readers to think about how narrative works towards building memory, creating change and imagining new futures.