Tania Lizarazo is an associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

• Acknowledgments Introduction    Utopias as Why Nots Utopian Rehearsals: Ethical Considerations on Moving Beyond Victimhood Utopian Stories: Survival Technologies in Mujeres PacÍficas Utopian Archives: Turning Trauma into Memory Utopian Memories: Documenting Collective Territories Utopian Networks: Showing Up as a Durational Performance Everyday Utopias: Ethics and Care as Peacemaking Conclusion    Performing Why Nots Notes Index

“Postconflict Utopias is a must read for Colombianists, Black feminists, and other scholars. The stories and narratives of Black women in Colombia invite us to fundamentally rethink violence, organizing, and utopia. We see the power and magic in women’s everyday practices through which women collaborate, care and (re)make themselves and their worlds.”--Kiran Asher, author of Black and Green: Afro-Colombians, Development, and Nature in the Pacific Lowlands

Tania Lizarazo is an associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

• Acknowledgments Introduction    Utopias as Why Nots Utopian Rehearsals: Ethical Considerations on Moving Beyond Victimhood Utopian Stories: Survival Technologies in Mujeres PacÍficas Utopian Archives: Turning Trauma into Memory Utopian Memories: Documenting Collective Territories Utopian Networks: Showing Up as a Durational Performance Everyday Utopias: Ethics and Care as Peacemaking Conclusion    Performing Why Nots Notes Index

“Postconflict Utopias is a must read for Colombianists, Black feminists, and other scholars. The stories and narratives of Black women in Colombia invite us to fundamentally rethink violence, organizing, and utopia. We see the power and magic in women’s everyday practices through which women collaborate, care and (re)make themselves and their worlds.”--Kiran Asher, author of Black and Green: Afro-Colombians, Development, and Nature in the Pacific Lowlands

Tania Lizarazo is an associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

• Acknowledgments Introduction    Utopias as Why Nots Utopian Rehearsals: Ethical Considerations on Moving Beyond Victimhood Utopian Stories: Survival Technologies in Mujeres PacÍficas Utopian Archives: Turning Trauma into Memory Utopian Memories: Documenting Collective Territories Utopian Networks: Showing Up as a Durational Performance Everyday Utopias: Ethics and Care as Peacemaking Conclusion    Performing Why Nots Notes Index

“Postconflict Utopias is a must read for Colombianists, Black feminists, and other scholars. The stories and narratives of Black women in Colombia invite us to fundamentally rethink violence, organizing, and utopia. We see the power and magic in women’s everyday practices through which women collaborate, care and (re)make themselves and their worlds.”--Kiran Asher, author of Black and Green: Afro-Colombians, Development, and Nature in the Pacific Lowlands