Sonja Marzi is an Assistant Professor at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands. She also holds a Visiting Fellow Position at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research contributes to better understand women’s resistance to violence, activism, and their urban challenges in contexts of conflict and crisis.Rachel Pain is Professor of Human Geography at Newcastle University, UK. Her research centres on gender-based violence, disasters and recovery and urban trauma using participatory action research. She recently co-authored Critically Engaging Participatory Action Research (with Sara Kindon/Mike Kesby 2025) and Gender-Based Violence and Layered Disasters (with Nahid Rezwana 2023).Jen Tarr is Senior Lecturer in Social Science Research Methods and Director of Researcher Education and Development at Newcastle University, UK. She is a health sociologist by background and her research centres around visual and digital methods and ethics.

• Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Colombia, violence, and the victims of the conflict Chapter 3 – Researching remotely: Methodological considerations Chapter 4 – The audio-visual as a tool for transformation Chapter 5 – Displacement Chapter 6 – Urban challenges and rebuilding life in the city Chapter 7 – Hopes for a better future Chapter 8 – Conclusion: What's in a book?

Sonja Marzi is an Assistant Professor at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands. She also holds a Visiting Fellow Position at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research contributes to better understand women’s resistance to violence, activism, and their urban challenges in contexts of conflict and crisis.Rachel Pain is Professor of Human Geography at Newcastle University, UK. Her research centres on gender-based violence, disasters and recovery and urban trauma using participatory action research. She recently co-authored Critically Engaging Participatory Action Research (with Sara Kindon/Mike Kesby 2025) and Gender-Based Violence and Layered Disasters (with Nahid Rezwana 2023).Jen Tarr is Senior Lecturer in Social Science Research Methods and Director of Researcher Education and Development at Newcastle University, UK. She is a health sociologist by background and her research centres around visual and digital methods and ethics.

• Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Colombia, violence, and the victims of the conflict Chapter 3 – Researching remotely: Methodological considerations Chapter 4 – The audio-visual as a tool for transformation Chapter 5 – Displacement Chapter 6 – Urban challenges and rebuilding life in the city Chapter 7 – Hopes for a better future Chapter 8 – Conclusion: What's in a book?