2007
DOI: 10.1080/14754830701692989
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The Peruvian Truth Commission's Historical Memory Project: Empowering Truth-Tellers to Confront Truth Deniers

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“…Its core assumptions-solidarity, a fundamental sympathy 3 for victims, and an antipathy for oppressors and exploiters-represent those rare moments of grace when we are at our best" (Rieff 2002: 121). Empathy likewise guides more psychologically attuned research programs into the reasons for acting or not acting in response to representations of suffering (Staub 1992;Scarry 1998;Cohen 2001;Cohen and Seu 2002;Seu 2003;Laplante 2007). Cohen summarizes the literature well when he writes that the "emotional constellation of .…”
Section: Expanding On the Empathy Thesismentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Its core assumptions-solidarity, a fundamental sympathy 3 for victims, and an antipathy for oppressors and exploiters-represent those rare moments of grace when we are at our best" (Rieff 2002: 121). Empathy likewise guides more psychologically attuned research programs into the reasons for acting or not acting in response to representations of suffering (Staub 1992;Scarry 1998;Cohen 2001;Cohen and Seu 2002;Seu 2003;Laplante 2007). Cohen summarizes the literature well when he writes that the "emotional constellation of .…”
Section: Expanding On the Empathy Thesismentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Otro tipo de justificaciones apuntan al carácter democrático e incluyente que conlleva la experiencia de testimoniar. Abrir espacios para escuchar y contar múltiples versiones del pasado, todas igualmente válidas, aumenta la conciencia de una sociedad más tolerante y democrática (Laplante, 2007). Otros autores arguyen que la experiencia de testimoniar representa una herramienta para "el empoderamiento de los, hasta ahora, sin poder" (Rappaport, 1990, p. 18).…”
Section: Es Posible Y Deseable Descentrar Las Comisiones De La Verdad De "Las Víctimas"unclassified
“…Kirk Simpson (2007) sostiene que la historia del "terror" político exacerba el aislamiento de las víctimas, alejando sus narrativas de dolor y sufrimiento del debate público, silenciándolo, negándolo. En este sentido, las CV y sus audiencias públicas, hacen posible lo que era impensable en el pasado (Laplante, 2007): las víctimas emergen como ciudadanas detrás del muro de silencio impuesto por el conflicto violento (Simpson, 2007). Por último, las personas marginadas y excluidas son respetadas y tomadas en serio en espacios públicos y empáticos.…”
Section: Es Posible Y Deseable Descentrar Las Comisiones De La Verdad De "Las Víctimas"unclassified
“…She continues by asking an apparently simple but disarming question: 'But how?' 62 The answer lies not in the institutions of transition per se, but in the agency of those who use the opportunities provided by such mechanisms and indeed the space provided by transition to seek acknowledgement and justice. Above all, it rests on their vigilance to continue to ensure non-repetition of the past.…”
Section: Victims Art and Transformationmentioning
confidence: 99%