Visual rehumanisation: torture and terror in In the Name of the Father and Fifty Dead Men Walking
2014; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/17539153.2014.912914
ISSN1753-9153
Autores Tópico(s)Torture, Ethics, and Law
ResumoThis article explores the use of torture by both state and non-state actors during the Northern Irish Troubles as visualised in two films, Jim Sheridan’s In the Name of the Father (1998) and Kari Skogland’s Fifty Dead Men Walking (2009). Using the concept of “acknowledgement” as developed by Stanley Cohen, this article argues that the visualisation of torture not only draws the issue out from the shadows, but challenges the dehumanisation process which can facilitate passive acceptance of the use of torture where there exists a threat to the integrity of the political and moral community.
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