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Ethnographies of violence in postwar El Salvador

Sat, May 28, 2:30 to 4:00pm, TBA

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This panel explores varied facets of violence within different segments of Salvadoran society, drawing on long-term ethnographic research. El Salvador is one of the deadliest places on earth. The outcome of this homicidal violence, along with structural, symbolic, political, and “everyday” forms of violence, is that hope for a postwar peaceful society has been truncated. We reflect on the multicausality of violence from the perspectives of former guerrillas; gang members; middle classes; migrants, and NGOs. We aim to generate debate about how people engage and cope with violence—and imagine a future.

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