The Transition will be Televised - Telenovelas, Reconciliation and Transitional Justice in Colombia

This book explores the imprint that the peace process involving the guerilla organisation FARC-EP left on Colombian TV fiction. To that end, it scrutinises the phenomenon of Colombian reconciliation telenovelas, which are intrinsically linked to the national Transitional Justice process. Based on a thorough analysis of the telenovelas and expert interviews, it examines their reconciliatory potential and assesses the benefits and dangers of incorporating mass mediated formats of popular culture into peace processes. The telenovelas, which could be mistaken for shallow entertainment, turn out to be an integral component of the Colombian Transitional Justice strategy.

Summary

This book explores the imprint that the peace process involving the guerilla organisation FARC-EP left on Colombian TV fiction. To that end, it scrutinises the phenomenon of Colombian reconciliation telenovelas, which are intrinsically linked to the national Transitional Justice process. Based on a thorough analysis of the telenovelas and expert interviews, it examines their reconciliatory potential and assesses the benefits and dangers of incorporating mass mediated formats of popular culture into peace processes. The telenovelas, which could be mistaken for shallow entertainment, turn out to be an integral component of the Colombian Transitional Justice strategy.

Product details

• Authors: Franziska Englert
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9783756004072
• ISBN: 978-3-7560-0407-2
• No. of pages: 453
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 24 mm x 227 mm
• Weight: 645 g
• Series: Studien zu Lateinamerika | Latin America Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Kultur, Versöhnung, Lateinamerika, Guerilla, Bürgerkrieg, TV, Opfer, Kolumbien, Pop-Kultur, Erinnerungskultur, Latin America, Popular Culture, NG-Rabatt, Aufarbeitung, auseinandersetzen, Friedensprozess, Transitional Justice, Kulturelle Erinnerung, FARC, Paramilitär, Telenovas, reconciliation telenovelas, No olvidarás mi nombre, Impact history, Colombian peace process, Versöhnungstelenovelas, La niña, FARC-EP, narconovelas