Witnessing the Witness of War Crimes, Mass Murder, and Genocide

Manuela Consonni (Editor), Philip Galland Nord (Editor)

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Author
Manuela Consonni (Editor), Philip Galland Nord (Editor)
Publish Date
2023-07-24
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
272
Publisher Name
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
ISBN-10
311077089X
ISBN-13
9783110770896
citemno
281369
Subtitle
From the 1920s to the Present
Edition
1
SKU
9783110770896

Description

Rethinking the concepts of "witnessing" and "witness" is highly relevant to the study of war crimes, mass murder and genocide. Through multiple readings, the volume shows the meanings and functions of witnessing in a political and historical context marked by the emergence of multiculturalism. The ultimate goal is the exploration of divergent and intersectional positions of the witness and witnessing as both concrete and hermeneutical categories. As a result, the mechanisms of social, political, and psychological oppression, murder and genocide will become tangible and understandable with greater precision and finesse.