Article
Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia
Author
Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, Arely Cruz-Santiago (Durham University)
Publication Year
2022
Region
The Americas
Thematic Area
Forensics
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Law & Policies
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Technology & Data
Topic
Burial Site / Mass Grave
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Identification
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Information Management (Archive/Database/Register)
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Recovery of remains / Excavation / Exhumation
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Right to Know/Truth
Access
Open access
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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