Introduction: Affected by Conflict

This chapter explores the intersections of affect, memory, and privilege among upper middle-class Bogotanos. The central topics are the relationship of affect and memory, an outline of the upper middle-class position as between the not yet and the not anymore, and an understanding of conflict based on emic interpretations. The chapter introduces my interlocutors, our connection, and their experiences with the Colombian conflict. The chapter ends with an overview of the structure of the book.