Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia
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 m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester University Press
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Human Remains and Violence |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2054-2240 |