Narrativas Territoriales: Una reflexión de Comunicación Participativa de las Mujeres “Guaqueras” en el Occidente de Boyacá

Abstract

The research "Territorial Narratives: a reflection of participatory communication of" Guaqueras "women in western Boyacá", highlights the processes of participation of women that take place in that territory in order to reconstruct the narratives of "Guaqueras" women , as subjects with a capacity to reflect on themselves, being aware of the power of action and meaning in order to reconstruct and transform their realities. Thus then, the present investigation arises with the objective of reconstructing the experiences of women around the "Guaquería" through the collective memory of guaqueras women in the western mining area of ​​Boyacá. Using a qualitative methodology with the ethnographic method and using tools such as semi-structured interviews, focus groups and in-depth interviews for critical interpretation of the information. Consequently, the research embraces a critical approach that makes it possible to give a reading to the configuration of different alternative communication scenarios that are linked to identity narratives and collective memory as categories contemplated in the problem nucleus. This, in order to reconstruct the experiences of guaqueras women from their knowledge as a community that gives meaning to their practices and the observed context. As a result, it was concluded that through the reconstruction of the experiences of the “Guaqueras” women, the following alternative participation scenarios are developed in the territory: historical, cultural and communicative transmission; alternative participation and political advocacy, alternative communication is definitely aligned with the “Guaqueras” women since it aims to be more linked to daily discourses in order to continue with a commitment to building scenarios of social transformation and reduction of stigmas.