%0 Journal Article
%T Emo£¿£¿es e pol¨ªtica: a v¨ªtima e a constru£¿£¿o de comunidades emocionais
%A Jimeno
%A Myriam
%J Mana
%D 2010
%I Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
%R 10.1590/S0104-93132010000100005
%X this text focuses on the cultural construction of the category of victim as an affirmation of civility. over the last few years colombia has seen the emergence of a genre of language dedicated to narrating experiences of suffering in the form of personal testimony. this highly emotive language creates bonds between different members of ¡®civil society' who find common ground in sharing ¡®the truth' concerning the acts of violence perpetrated in recent years. i argue that the idiom of personal testimony produces political effects since it creates a shared version of the violent events occurring over the last decade. moreover it opens the way for an ethics based on the recognition of demands for reparation by providing a symbolic mediation between subjective experience and the society at large. i examine the social construction of the category of victim in three different settings: the mobilization of the indigenous community in response to violent acts; the massive protests held in 2008 against these acts; and the campaign for approval of the victims law. i also highlight the crucial role played by women and indigenous peoples in testifying publicly about this violence as a way of arriving at the truth, a process leading to the construction of a shared narrative and to the generalization of moral principles vis-¨¤-vis acts of violence perpetrated in the name of ¡®politics.'
%K victim
%K violence
%K emotional communities
%K colombia.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-93132010000100005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en