About the Author

Juan Camilo Brigard

E-Mail: Juan.brigard@gcsc.uni-giessen.de

Juan Camilo Brigard is a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. His research focuses on the intersection of Colombian and postcolonial literature, textual criticism, performance, and the politics of aesthetics. His dissertation examines how autobiographies of political figures shape narratives of nonviolence.

Contributions by Author: Juan Camilo Brigard

Issue 18
Débora Arango
Álvaro Uribe Vélez
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Pathosformel

Reframing the Dove, the Rifle, and the Faces

Débora Arango’s Gift to Álvaro Uribe

In a rare passage of his memoirs dedicated to an artwork, the ex-president of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002–2010) describes a sketch by Débora Arango. Uribe, a divisive figure both during and after his two terms as president, was popularly elected as a hard-liner at a time when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were at the height of their power,…