Witnessing Torture
Perspectives of Torture Survivors and Human Rights Workers
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Publication
2018 - Springer International Publishing AG
Language
English
Word Count
62,000 words, Guess
Page Count
248 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL37283294M
- ISBN-139783319749648
- OCLC Control Number1017889701
Classifications
- LCCPN695-779
Description
This book demonstrates a new, interdisciplinary approach to life writing about torture that situates torture firmly within its socio-political context, as opposed to extending the long line of representations written in the idiom of the proverbial dark chamber. By dismantling the rhetorical divide that typically separates survivors' suffering from human rights workers' expertise, contributors engage with the personal, professional, and institutional dimensions of torture and redress. Essays in this volume consider torture from diverse locations - the Philippines, Argentina, Sudan, and Guant ̐ưanamo, among others. From across the globe, contributors witness both individual pain and institutional complicity; the challenges of building communities of healing across linguistic and national divides; and the role of the law, art, writing, and teaching in representing and responding to torture.
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