Realities of the Reincorporation Process in Llano Grande, Dabeiba: TheoArts Gallery
Dates: Spring 2023
Location: School of Theology Community Center, Bottom Level
Written by Susi Franco, STH MTS 2019
This book was born out of a photovoice project facilitated by Susi Franco, a student completing a Master of Theological Studies at Boston University School of Theology. Photovoice is a tool used to investigate within a community what factors affect our lives and how we can mobilize to be agents of change. The hope for carrying out a photovoice project in Colombia grew after the peace agreements were signed in 2016. At the beginning of her theological studies, Susi wanted to find ways in which photography could be used to cause positive social change. Informed by a theology of conflict transformation focused on social justice, Susi began to investigate ways and models to highlight the voices of vulnerable and stigmatized populations in the peace process in Colombia. From these investigations was born an adaptation of the photovoz methodology of Wang and Burris (1997), to be used in the context of the transformation of conflicts in her homeland.