The Persistent Invisibility of Victims – Exaudi

The Persistent Invisibility of Victims – Exaudi

Scrolling through the morning news is chilling, not only because of the sheer number of stories devoted to all kinds of violence or the diversity of the war scenarios, but because the existential depth of the victims, their suffering, their despair, their muffled cries of pain, are often overshadowed or at least normalized. Indeed, victims become photographs, rhetorical devices for political speeches, and sometimes statistics in the official tal…

The Ongoing Invisibility of Victims

Reading the news every morning is nothing short of chilling. Not only because of the sheer number of stories about violence or war around the world, but because the existential burden of the victims—their suffering, their despair, their muffled cries... The post The Ongoing Invisibility of Victims appeared first on Where Peter Is.