take shape. In this article, I discuss how police actions in favelas produce social hierarchies through sound and silence. Sound is a technology of power. The powerful use sound to divide the population into different groups, and this happens along
Search Results
The Power of Silence
Sonic Experiences of Police Operations and Occupations in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
Sterre Gilsing
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2020
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 128–144 (17 total)
Space of Hope for Lebanon’s Missing
Promoting Transitional Justice through a Digital Memorial
Erik Van Ommering and Reem el Soussi
ABSTRACT
This article explores how a digital memorial for forcibly disappeared persons contributes to transitional justice in Lebanon. It presents the joint establishment of an interactive digital memorial by a collective of nongovernmental organizations, relatives of missing persons, and youth volunteers. The case study is situated in debates on transitional justice, calls for democratization of collective memories and archives, and discussions on new information and communication technologies. The article demonstrates how the development and launch of Fushat Amal (Space for Hope) is shaped and confined by postwar sociopolitical realities that are all but favorable to memorialization or justice-seeking initiatives. It highlights how digitalized memories can open up spaces that remain closed in the offline world, enabling survivors to share their stories, build collectives, demand recognition, and advocate for justice. At the same time, the authors discuss the limitations of digital memorials in relation to questions of access, ownership, and sustainability.
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 168–188 (21 total)
Rethinking the Anthropology of Violence for the Twenty-First Century
From Practice to Mediation
Antonius C. G. M. Robben
more on mediating devices to control populations and detect suspects and enemies. The ethnographic study of violent social practices should not be abandoned, but new technologies require additional attention to processes of mediation. Media anthropology
Introduction
The Digital Age Opens Up New Terrains for Peace and Conflict Research
Josepha Ivanka Wessels
rapidly and increasingly dependent on digital information technologies ( Castells 1999 ; Eriksson and Giampiero 2007 ; Nouri and Whiting 2015 ). We simply cannot imagine life without digital technology anymore. This rapid intrusion of digital technology
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 125–129 (5 total)
(Counter)Terrorism and the Intimate
Bodies, Affect, Power
Sunčana Laketa
)terrorism. Many Western European and US cities witnessed an unprecedented rise in technologies of policing and securitization propelled by the discourses on the “war on terror,” continuing to this day ( Graham 2010 ; Gregory 2011 ; Katz 2007 ). Moreover, the
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2021
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 9–25 (17 total)
Along the Lines of the Occupation
Playing at Diminished Reality in East Jerusalem
Fabio Cristiano and Emilio Distretti
The application of augmented reality (AR) technologies to gaming purports to create playable experiences at the intersection of real and virtual worlds. Adding a virtual layer onto the actual world enables experiences that exceed the boundaries of
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 130–143 (14 total)
Introduction
Ethnographic Engagement with Bureaucratic Violence
Erin R. Eldridge and Amanda J. Reinke
Books Blog , 24 September . http://berghahnbooks.com/blog/new-anthropology-of-bureaucracy-graeber-bear-mathur . Graeber , David . 2015 . The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy . Brooklyn, NY : Melville
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jan 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 94–98 (5 total)
Curating Conflict
Four Exhibitions on Jerusalem
Sa'ed Atshan and Katharina Galor
-tech innovation lab specializing in augmented and virtual reality that pioneers the use of new and interactive digital technologies to “enrich the visitor experience” along with the more traditional activities ( Schindler 2017 ; on the use of digital technology
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2020
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 1–17 (17 total)
Departheid
The Draconian Governance of Illegalized Migrants in Western States
Barak Kalir
sealing of borders against applications for asylum [and] makes obvious the need to control the movement of people ‘out of place,’ and thus acts to naturalize technologies of power like the refugee camp, the transit camp, the screening or reception center
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2019
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 19–40 (22 total)
Erin R. Eldridge
proactive responses from regulatory agencies, Sidney Shapiro and colleagues (2009) argue, is the result of political interference, laws or standards based on outdated studies or technologies, funding cuts, and a resulting demoralized workforce. The impacts
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jan 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 99–115 (17 total)