Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia

Schwartz-Marin, E.; Cruz-Santiago, A.

Abstract

The article will present the findings of ethnographic research into the Colombian and Mexican forensic systems, introducing the first citizen-led exhumation project made possible through the cooperation of scholars, forensic specialists and interested citizens in Mexico. The coupling, evolution and mutual re-constitution of forensic science will be explored, including new forms of citizenship and nation building projects – all approached as lived experience – in two of Latin America's most complex contexts: organised crime and mass death.

Citation

Schwartz-Marin, E., & Cruz-Santiago, A. (2016). Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia. Human Remains and Violence: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2(1), 58-74. https://doi.org/10.7227/hrv.2.1.5

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 30, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Oct 27, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 31, 2019
• Journal: Human Remains and Violence: An Interdisciplinary Journal
• Electronic ISSN: 2054-2240
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 58-74
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7227/hrv.2.1.5
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1402187