Ausencias que interpelan. Prácticas de acción política colectiva de mujeres madres de desaparecidos en la ciudad de Medellín

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Resumen La reflexion que se presenta en este articulo se centra en las formas de expresion e incidencia politica que las mujeres madres de desaparecidos han elaborado a partir de la apropiacion de espacios de ciudad con fines de movilizacion en Medellin. Para lo anterior, se realizo el analisis de 6 casos de desaparicion forzada sucedidos entre los anos 1984 y 2011, a traves de las historias de vida de las madres que a causa de la desaparicion de familiares en el marco del conflicto armado, han configurado subjetividades politicas y de movilizacion social, liderando procesos de denuncia, y gestionando repertorios de accion colectiva que desarrollan la tension entre las victimas y los actores armados en los territorios. Palabras claves:  Desaparicion forzada, accion colectiva, madres, victimas, conflicto armado, resistencia. ********************************************************************** Absences that question us. Practices of collective political action of women who are mothers of disappeared persons in Medellin City. Abstract The reflection presented in this article focuses on the forms of political expression and incidence developed by women who are mothers of disappeared persons, from their appropriation of spaces in Medellin City for purposes of mobilization. To achieve this, the analysis of six cases of forced disappearance that took place between 1984 and 2011 was made, through the life histories of the mothers that, because of the disappearance of their relatives due to the armed conflict, have configured political and social-mobilization subjectivities, leading processes of accusation, and managing repertoires of collective action that develop the tension between victims and armed actors in the territories. Key words:  Forced disappearance, collective action, mothers, victims, armed conflict, resistance. ********************************************************************** Ausencias que interpelam. Praticas de acao politica coletiva de mulheres maes de pessoas desaparecidas em Medellin Resumo A reflexao apresentada neste artigo se foca nas formas de expressao e incidencia politica das maes de pessoas desaparecidas, quem tem gerado apropriacao dos espacos da cidade com fins de mobilizacao em Medellin. Foram analisados seis casos de desaparicao forcada no meio do conflito armado entre os anos de 1984 e 2011, em que as maes dos desaparecidos tem configurado subjetividades politicas de mobilizacao social, liderando processos de denuncia e gestao de repertorios de acao coletiva, tudo desenvolvido no meio da tensao entre as vitimas e os atores armados nos territorios. Palavras chave:  Desaparicao forcada, acao coletiva, maes, vitimas, conflito armado, resistencia.