Desentrañando verdades sobre la experiencia de las mujeres afrocolombianas en el conflicto armado colombiano: los discursos de La Comadre en la narrativa de la Comisión de la Verdad
Thesis
This article explores the representation of the discourses of the Coordination of Displaced Afro-Colombian Women in Resistance (La Comadre) in the final report of the Commission for Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition (CEV). To do so, two key documents were analyzed: the Report on Afectaciones, Daños, Resistencias y Resiliencias (Afflictions, Damages, Resistances, and Resilience), which captures La Comadre’s experiences in the Colombian armed conflict, and Resistir no es Aguantar (Resisting is Not Enduring), prepared by the CEV. The analysis was grounded in Critical Discourse Studies and mixed methods of social research. Frequencies, repetitions, and concurrences of the discourses were studied to understand the significance that the involved social actors attribute to their experiences and identities. The findings highlight the recognition that the CEV grants to La Comadre as an authority reference on topics such as sexual violence, forced disappearance, organizational processes, and resistance in the context of the Colombian armed conflict. However, tensions were identified among these actors, particularly related to the implementation of an ethnic focus, the representation of Black and Afro-Colombian LGBTI women, and discursive constructions regarding forced recruitment.
