Citizens’ Media against Armed Conflict: Disrupting Violence in Colombia

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081 (paramilitary school), 145 Acción Social, 284n23 accountability, 2, 4, 8, 34, 160, 210, 219, 252; improving, 22, 161–64 ACCU. See Autodefensas Campesinas de Córdoba y Urabá Acosta, Marcelino, 129 activism, 29, 183; community, 7–11; dissent and, 141–43; political, 242 Agencia Rural para el Desarrollo, 288n9 agency, 12, 19, 58–63, 82, 259 aggression, 119, 166, 208, 215, 217, 218, 230 agricultural families, 39, 45, 48, 139 Aires del Pacífico, 29, 277n25 ALER. See Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica Alfaro, Rosa María, 30 Alianza Nacional Popular (ANAPO), 9 Alirio, Blanco, 38, 52 Alternative Information Center, 232 Alto Ariari, 132, 209, 238 Amantes del Vallenato, 227 Amor y Literatura, 186 ANAPO. See Alianza Nacional Popular Andaquí Territory, 77; photo of, 77 Andean Regional Initiative, 280n26, 282n3 Anselmo, Don, 52, 83 Anti-Corruption Committee, 227 Antioquia, 42, 135, 195, 279n9 Antioquia Regional Roundtable on Community and Citizens’ Communication, 195 ANUC. See Asociación Nacional de Usuarios Campesinos Archila, Mauricio, 18, 136 Arcila Niño, 69, 279n12 AREDMAG. See Asociación Red de Emisoras Comunitarias del Magdalena Medio Arendt, Hannah, 64 armed conflict, 2, 4, 5, 13, 19, 21, 56, 58, 64, 75, 76–77, 104, 106, 109, 113, 126, 130, 148, 150, 158, 160, 169, 176, 182, 196, 203, 204, 206, 210, 220, 228, 244, 260, 261, 262, 264; analyzing, 23, 232, 235; in Caquetá, 44–47; citizens’ media and, 20, 34, 60, 156, 188, 201, 205, 207, 232–33, 241, 249, 253, 254–55; citizenship and, 211; collective imaginary and, 186; community and, 60, 234, 239; community radio stations and, 159, 199, 202; culture of, 208; economic elites and, 10–11; family life and, 311 INDEX 100; genocide and, 241; impact of, 22, 23, 47, 59, 171, 236–37; information about, 159; media and, 20, 156, 188; navigating, 66–74; resisting, 39, 59, 61, 76, 78–79, 132, 151, 265; social fabric and, 39, 254; social violence and, 49; state of, 119–20; studies of, 20, 234; survivors of, 61–62; talking about, 207; television and, 27; terror of, 62; unarmed civilians and, 34, 240; violence and, 125–26 armed groups, 4, 15, 22, 34, 49, 64, 75, 99, 127, 136, 158, 159, 176, 211, 228, 237; citizens’ media and, 230, 244; community activism and, 7–11; community media and, 196, 197; confronting, 249; control by, 18; curfews and, 240; family/ intercommunity interactions and, 247; peace with/between, 132; political advantages of, 61–62; power relations and, 19; pressure from, 199–202; recruiting by, 230; regulation by, 16; siege by, 156, 239; social fabric and, 156; social movements and, 66; unarmed civilians and, 76, 250; victimization by, 239; violence and, 195 Arrieta, Omaira, 152, 153–54, 161 art, 22, 23, 251, 265 Article 20 (Colombia Constitution), 30, 184, 287n6 Así es mi Tierra, San Jacinto, 125 Asociación Cívica para la Paz (ASOCIPAZ), 142 Asociación de Municipios del Alto Ariari, 131 Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER), 30 Asociación Nacional de Usuarios Campesinos (ANUC), 8, 9, 44, 279n14, 285n9 Asociación Red de Emisoras Comunitarias del Magdalena Medio (AREDMAG), 53, 75, 127, 135, 153, 159, 160, 163, 168, 286n20, 287n21; community issues and, 172; evaluation study by, 177; peacebuilding by, 174; political agenda of, 173; programming of, 169–70, 171; radio producers of, 165, 173; radio stations of, 152, 154, 155, 161, 162, 164, 167, 171, 173, 174, 180, 243, 252; success story of, 158; violence/discourse and, 173–79 ASOCIPAZ. See Asociación Cívica para la Paz Asoparabólica, 221 assassinations, 1, 15, 23, 139, 145, 146, 147, 151, 164, 237; number of, 148; political, 120, 135 AUSAC. See Autodefensas de Santander y del Sur del Cesar Austin, J. L., 255 Autodefensas Campesinas de Córdoba y Urabá (ACCU), 91, 92 Autodefensas de Santander y del Sur del Cesar (AUSAC), 147 Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, 286n11 Bárbara Charanga, 80 Barco, Virgilio, 9, 46 Barrancabermeja, 137, 145, 146, 147, 169, 172; assassinations/homicides/ kidnappings in, 148; oil processing in, 142 Barranca massacre, 147 Bayuelo, Soraya, 85, 86, 87, 90, 93, 95– 96, 97, 111, 112, 121, 122, 123, 130, 190, 191; the Collective and, 101, 115–16, 124; conflict and, 120; photo of, 191; Purple Rose of Cairo Street-Film Project and, 104, 106–7 Belén de los Andaquíes, 6, 33, 37, 38, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 59, 65, 66, 75, 78, 312 index [3.145.191.169] Project MUSE...