Indifference as an instrument of power

Indifference as a response to situationsof horror provoked bywar can serve different functions.It may be an indicator of the needof a refuge to deal with the traumaticevents, a way of denyingresponsibility for those events, or asinister instrument of power aimedat guaranteeing the effectivenessof th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Staude, Sergio Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:Repositorio UN
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/50248
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/50248
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/44225/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Desmentida
horror
indiferencia
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olvido
represión
ficción
trauma.
Démenti
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indifférence
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oubli
refoulement
fiction
Denial
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law
oblivion
repression
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Sumario:Indifference as a response to situationsof horror provoked bywar can serve different functions.It may be an indicator of the needof a refuge to deal with the traumaticevents, a way of denyingresponsibility for those events, or asinister instrument of power aimedat guaranteeing the effectivenessof those who perpetrate violence,neutralizing social responses,and marginalizing potential reactionsfrom the victims. The articlehighlights the resources contributedby psychoanalysis, artistic creation,and, especially, the legitimizingefforts of justice to palliate theiatrogenic effects of indifference.