The Nation of Regions Revisited: Colombian Historiography from Republicanism to Cocaine

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

In the spirit of LASA 2016, this panel examines the current state of Colombian historiography, with an emphasis on the linkages between regionalism and transnationalism, center and periphery, and state formation and nation making. The panel’s four papers cover the major themes of the nineteenth century, as well as cultural politics under the Liberal Republic (1930-46), the birth of the FARC (1966), and Colombia’s drug history. By placing the issues of inclusion and representation in historical and historiographical context, the panel aims to contribute to broader public discussions of Colombia’s potential post-conflict order.

Sub Track

• History and Historiography

Session Organizers

• Robert Karl, Princeton University

• Abel Ricardo Lopez, Western Washington University

Individual Presentations

• What Remains: Changing Currents in Colombia’s Republican Historiography - Joshua M Rosenthal, Western Connecticut State University

• Colombia’s Liberal Republic (1930-1946) and the Social Function of Culture - Catalina Muñoz, Universidad de los Andes

• Myths of Marquetalia: The State of Colombian Historiography at the FARC’s Fiftieth - Robert Karl, Princeton University

• Studying Narcos: A Critical Reading of the Scholarship on Drugs in Colombia - Lina M Britto, Northwestern University

Discussant

• Abel Ricardo Lopez, Western Washington University