Biographical (Re)Locations

ANGEL, ANA MARÍA FORERO

doi:10.21307/borderlands-2022-011

Abstract

In this article, I will discuss the relationships between discomfort, biography, emotions, location, and relocation in ethnographic research—specifically in military research in Colombia. In this article I argue that there is an intertwining between biography, discomfort, emotions, construction of research questions, and writing.

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