Lenguajes del silencio como coexistencia pacífica en víctimas sobrevivientes de la violencia armada en Chalán, Sucre (Colombia).

Objective: The objective of this article is to understand, through the narratives of victim-survivors of armed violence in Chalán, Sucre (Colombia, 1992-2007), the meaning they attribute to silence as a form of peaceful coexistence. Methodology: From the perspective of social constructionism, silence was analyzed as a form of language that articulates memory and forgetting. Researchers interpreted how silence becomes part of people's daily lives to such an extent that they generationally resignify this concept as a life option. Under the strategies of research-action-participation, dialogues were created in collective workshops and during visits to 30 families of victim-survivors. The information was processed with the support of Atlas.ti 7 software. Results: Silence is an action of peaceful coexistence, protection, and a survival strategy. Conclusions: Narratives about silence redefine the concept and open new alternatives for survival and new encounters through non-violent relationships. There is evidence of a shift in the meaning of the concept of silence. Traditionally associated with mechanisms of repression, evasion, and negative resistance, silence is now recognized as a means of protecting life as a precious commodity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]