Reconstrucción de la memoria histórica y desarrollo del tejido social en comunidades Afrodescendientes

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the influence of the reconstruction of historical memory in Afro-descendant communities victims of the armed conflict on the development of the social tissues, within the Afro-Colombian context Benkos, located in the community of Cristo Rey, Santa Marta, Colombia. A qualitative study was carried out, using the interview, direct observation and focus groups as information gathering and processing techniques, content analysis as a text interpretation technique and Atlas Ti software for data analysis. We worked with a sample composed of (12) twelve families during approximately one calendar year. The results show that even when social injustices persist and the lack of recognition of citizen rights by the State, the Afro-Colombian community has found social survival mechanisms where they enhance and transmit their traditions, thus strengthening their identity as a culture by creating spaces for exchange. to reconstruct the story of their lives by recognizing their dignity. Likewise, they show to be resilient to the different social situations they face in their new context, coming to understand them and eventually initiate a change, this through the management of symbolic repair processes and the generation and / or recognition of new coping strategies.