Cartographies of Difference: Territory, Body, and Armed Conflict in Colombia

Resumo

This article offers an interdisciplinary reflection on the relationship between body and territory, understood as inseparable spaces traversed by pain, memory, and resistance. In the Colombian context, territory ceases to be a mere geographical space and is conceived as a symbolic and emotional construct, marked by the traces of conflict and community ties. The body is proposed as the first inhabited territory, where violence and gestures of resistance are inscribed, while territory itself functions as a living entity that harbors both suffering and hope. The discussion unfolds through the following key points: (1) Territory as an unfinished map; (2) From territory to body; and (3) Territory and body: geographies of suffering. The conclusions suggest that accompanying these territorialities marked by the wounds of the past and processes of violence requires much more than the application of methodological tools. It requires greater sensitivity, a capacity for deep listening, and an ethical commitment that allows us to interpret what is not explicitly written and to feel what is unspoken.