ENTREVISTA A PRISCYLL ANCTIL POR ANA M VERNIA

Abstract

Priscyll Anctil Avoine is a researcher in Feminist Security Studies. Her work focuses on embodiment and emotional processes in contemporary wars and in the reintegration of female ex-combatants. She is a PhD candidate in Political Science and Feminist Studies at Universite du Quebec a Mon- treal (Canada) for which she received the Vanier Graduate Scholarship. Previously, she completed an MA in Peace, Conflict and Development Stu- dies from Universitat Jaume I (Spain). Her docto- ral thesis, The Body as a Location of Political Re- sistance: The “Re-in-corporation” of Farianas in the Northeastern Region of Colombia, takes a cri- tical look at embodiment, affects and emotions in the context of the post-peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc- ep). She has published various articles in renow- ned journals, and she has conducted research in Spain, United Kingdom, Colombia and Canada. She is actively involved in the NGO Fundacion Luvo, promoting feminist and antiracist creative actions towards peacebuilding.