HUM 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Susan Sontag, Judith Butler, Burqa
31 Mar 2016
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Horror transform a person into a statue. Dismembered body is unwatchable because it is offensive to the dignity of the dead. Terror is related to fear & escape, horror is related to the gaze. Terror & horror are fully manifested in wars. Medusa & medea: both epitomize horror & two feminine figures in patriarchical west. Medea: killing her children: horror of a woman giving death instead of birth. Caring to the victims and survivors of war. Desire of domination over others seems to have been engrained in the human. Those prisoners irreversibly exhausted, worn out, close to death. Role of government in creating horror: cultural revolution in china. Terrorism first appeared in 1798: soldiers, rebellious. History written by winner: china civil war. At least 30 dead, close to 200 injured. Is media responsible for magnifying effects of horror. Argues we need to teather arguments to authors. Obligation: a mode of response that follows having been addressed.
