Ilusión as a temporal dimension of hope in Colombia

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article studies ilusión as a temporal dimension of hope, which means a stage in the process of creation of hope as a collective emotional orientation. Ilusión helps explain how some victims of the conflict in Colombia experience an in-betweenness of being animated about today while being hopeless and living under conditions affected by the disorders of the conflict. It shows the contradictions of the multiple temporalities lived by victims of conflict. This article uses a sociology of emotions approach, and it is based on ethnographic research, interviews, and analysis of secondary documentation during a long period (2012–2019). It focuses on the sewing group Choibá, which is located on Quibdó, the capital of Chocó. The group not only promotes skills that are empowering and useful for adapting to life in the city but also promotes the construction of positive emotions that can support a peacebuilding and reconciliation process.