Author: Boris Muñoz

A Review of Violentology: A Manual of the Colombian Conflict

A Review of Violentology: A Manual of the Colombian Conflict

Dec 20, 2013 | ,

Stephen Ferry was teaching a documentary photography workshop in Cartagena when he saw an image that revealed how very little he knew about violence in Colombia. The photograph depicted a town reduced to ashes after members of the National Liberation Army (ELN), a guerrilla group founded in 1964, blew up an oil pipeline. The experience was a negative epiphany that made him grasp the destructive impact …

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The Revolution of Conscience: Building a New Cultural Hegemony in Venezuela

The Revolution of Conscience: Building a New Cultural Hegemony in Venezuela

Sep 18, 2008 | ,

English + Español
The exact nature and implementation of the Bolivarian revolution’s cultural policy has lately been an obsessive and controversial issue in Venezuela. In the pre-Chávez period, public cultural administration was defined as state support for film, fine arts, traditional arts and folklore. As the major city in a country with few developed urban centers, Caracas was heavily favored by the oil boom and hosted ,,,

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