Ser investigadora en tiempos violentos.

Implicaciones de género en el trabajo de campo

Abstract

One of the main concerns over the last two decades that has been discussed in the research community is the relationship between violence and academic production in the area of ​​social sciences. However, little has been addressed about the different violence and its gender implications in field work. For example, it is necessary to describe how the increase in violence has influenced the new ways of designing field work and approaching the knowledge productions that address them, which undoubtedly impacts the perception of reality: What role does gender play in fieldwork in these violent times? What type of academic productions can social researchers carry out in contexts where violence has redefined fieldwork routes? Who are our readers? Who reads our academic productions that address different violence and its social impacts? In this article I will try to address these dilemmas through my field work experience as an external researcher in various projects,both national and international, carried out in regions of the country with strong problems of drug trafficking and organized crime.