Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

Language, subjectivity, and violence experiences

No. 5 (2007-07-01)
  • Myriam Jimeno

Abstract

I guess that the communication of suffering experiences –violence experiences– makes possible an emotional community, which encourages the personal recovering and becomes a cultural and political recomposition vehicle. I propose that the process of overcoming of victim condition puts up with the recomposition of person like a emotional being, through the clear and shared expression of his experience. I use the Veena Das’ discussion about of reduccionist shapes of “the act of witnessing” about of violence, and the interview realized by Johanna Wahanik to starring of the film La noche de los lápices.

Keywords: violence, suffering experience, emotional community, subjectivity, culture and politics