Animated Documentary as a pedagogical tool for the construction of Collective Memory
Colombia presents a scenario of amnesia, indifference and lack of sense of belonging to the country, having repercussions on the preservation of the Collective Memory. Due to the above, the present investigation of a transdisciplinary approach arises from the Audiovisual field and the field of Social Work in order to propose the Animated Documentary as a pedagogical tool for the construction of Collective Memory from a perspective of Social Innovation.
Collective Memory is a social process of redefinition of the past which is built from the bottom up, from "non-heroic" testimonies, subalternized voices that leave the framework of "official" or traditional history to provide a broader panorama. of reality, generating resistance to oblivion. It is a current of continuous thought, which shows the hidden history, making visible the narratives and experiences of the different social groups.
In order to preserve and transmit the Collective Memory, different supports are required that allow the storage and dissemination of the versions of the past. For this, the Animated Documentary arises, a dynamic hybrid capable of conversing with the past and bringing life to Memory, rebuilding the social fabric. The Animated Documentary as a form of expression, brings visibility and evocation to the Collective Memory; protection and healing; preservation and reconstruction.
Finally, for the work methodology, a virtual workshop was developed by the Movement Design Seedbed of the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University of Bogotá and the PAZS.OS Seedbed of the Universidad de la Salle. The workshop was aimed at social managers, who have had approaches to territories with different social problems. During the workshop, the participants managed to reconstruct the different memories through the Animated Documentary to later be integrated into an "exquisite corpse" of Collective Memory. The results of the workshop provide a component of Social Innovation allowing to strengthen the Collective Memory in the country.
Authors: Juan David Aristizabal Gomez & Alejandra Calderon Martinez.