E-raamat: Territories of Conflict: Traversing Colombia through Cultural Studies

[ I]ts multi-focal approach and broad array of topics covered make this volume of great interest for a variety of scholars working on Latin-American, film, gender and critical race studies, and an indispensable resource for thoseinterested in Colombian cultural and violence studies. * HISPANÓFILA * Each chapter draws attention to a significant aspect of the Colombian conflict, raising questions and pointing out possible ways of tackling conflict .. this volume offers a multifocal and multilayered approach to account for its complexity. * REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS COLUMBIANOS (trans. from Spanish) * This exceptional compilation of controversial and often ignored topics appears at an opportune moment in Colombian history. It reflects the cartography of the 'territories of the conflict,' which are investigated beyond the official history and in dialogue with the proper analysis of violence, the memory, ethnicity, gender, music, film and the media. Territories of Confiict is undoubtedly the result of a solid and rigorous study that is welcome in the field of cultural studies on conflict and post-conflict in Colombia. * REVISTA CANADIENSE DE ESTUDIOS HISPĮNICOS (transl. from Spanish * ) The arrival of Territories of Conflict allows those interested in Colombian cultural and political studies to have a unique and rigorous resource. This monograph well exceeds the expectations of being a unique and indispensable tool for any academic course dealing with contemporary Colombian history. * STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE (trans. from Spanish) * The volume's essays cover a wide variety of subjects and multi-disciplinary approaches from US and Colombian authors, thus offering complementary and well-balanced views. In addition, the magnificent editorial work by Fanta Castro, Herrero-Olaizola and Rutter-Jensen makes this volume essential to an understanding of today's Colombia, its challenges and achievements as a nation. It is also worth mentioning the University of Rochester Press's bold initiative to include Latin American studies titles such as this one in their series. * CHASQUI (translated from Spanish) * 'Territories of Conflict comes at a very opportune moment given the current juncture of the armed conflict in Colombia. The interplay among the essays creatively problematizes the ways in which cultural production simultaneously denounces and makes use of violence and conflict. This volume puts into dialogue multiple contexts and historical periods, from the long history of conflict and national formation and identity to some of the future challenges to be faced in a potential postconflict period.' - -- Kevin Guerrieri, University of San Diego