Andrés M. F. González-Saiz recently published his article "Between ‘Reproachable Alterities’ and ‘Irredeemable Others’: Violence, Morality, and the Limits of Ethnographic Understanding". This article critically examines how moral frameworks shape the ethnographic understanding of violence, introducing the categories of "reproachable alterities" and "irredeemable others" to explore the ethical and methodological challenges of studying perpetrators of violence. It draws on ethnographic data collected during research on the transformation of Colombian soldiers into victims within the context of the country’s recent peace process. To read the article, click here.
Andrés M.F. González-Saiz successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in April 2024, earning a PhD in Anthropology. He also served as an Adjunct Instructor at the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), where he taught the course Latin American Studies: An Introduction.