Beyond Fear: the Horror’s Tale
After an analysis of the different concepts of terror, horror and trauma, the essay explores the possibilities of constructing testimonies of collective violence, taking as a key-example the killings and tortures occurred in Cambodia during Pol Pot regime and the victims’ stories.
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University of Bologna
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Governare la paura |
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| Online Access: | https://governarelapaura.unibo.it/article/view/2545 |
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| author | Cristina Demaria |
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| author_sort | Cristina Demaria |
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| description | After an analysis of the different concepts of terror, horror and trauma, the essay explores the possibilities of constructing testimonies of collective violence, taking as a key-example the killings and tortures occurred in Cambodia during Pol Pot regime and the victims’ stories. |
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| issn | 1974-4935 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74ad8e8da47343aba25ea41e336135432022-12-22T00:05:33ZengUniversity of BolognaGovernare la paura1974-49352008-06-011110.6092/issn.1974-4935/25452382Beyond Fear: the Horror’s TaleCristina Demaria0University of BolognaAfter an analysis of the different concepts of terror, horror and trauma, the essay explores the possibilities of constructing testimonies of collective violence, taking as a key-example the killings and tortures occurred in Cambodia during Pol Pot regime and the victims’ stories.https://governarelapaura.unibo.it/article/view/2545trauma, horror, violence, testimony. |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Demaria Beyond Fear: the Horror’s Tale Governare la paura trauma, horror, violence, testimony. |
| title | Beyond Fear: the Horror’s Tale |
| title_full | Beyond Fear: the Horror’s Tale |
| title_fullStr | Beyond Fear: the Horror’s Tale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond Fear: the Horror’s Tale |
| title_short | Beyond Fear: the Horror’s Tale |
| title_sort | beyond fear the horror s tale |
| topic | trauma, horror, violence, testimony. |
| url | https://governarelapaura.unibo.it/article/view/2545 |
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